Generation, tuning, and shaping of narrowband, picosecond THz pulses by two-beam excitation

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 4650-4658

  Stepanov, A G ^a   Hebling, J ^b   Kuhl, J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; FREQUENCIES; MAGNETIZATION; POLARIZATION; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; TUNING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATIONS; NARROWBAND; PERIODICALLY POLED LITHIUM NIOBATE (PPLN); SPATIAL INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; TRANSIENT GRATINGS METHOD;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 6344260609     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.004650     Document Type: Article

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