Imaging with terahertz radiation

Reports on Progress in Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1325-1379

  Chan, Wai Lam ^a   Deibel, Jason ^a   Mittleman, Daniel M ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

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EID: 34547512209     PISSN: 00344885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/70/8/R02     Document Type: Review

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