A simple interferometer for the characterization of sources at terahertz frequencies

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2623-2628

  Eisele, Heribert ^a   Naftaly, Mira ^a   Fletcher, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fourier transform; Golay cell; Gunn device; Harmonic operation; Interferometer; Millimetre wave source; Photoconductive switch; Pyroelectric detector; Spectral analysis; Spectroscopy; Submillimetre wave source; TUNNETT diode

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GUNN DEVICES; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; LIGHT; PYROELECTRICITY; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

GOLAY CELL; LAMELLAR MIRRORS; PHASE DIFFERENCE; PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SWITCH; PYROELECTRIC DETECTOR; TERAHERTZ FREQUENCIES;

MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS;

FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GUNN DEVICES; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; LIGHT; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS; PYROELECTRICITY; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547418672     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/18/8/038     Document Type: Article

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