Guided-wave terahertz spectroscopy of molecular solids [Invited]

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Melinger, Joseph S ^a   Sree Harsha, S ^b   Laman, N ^b,c   Grischkowsky, D ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Oklahoma State University   (United States)

^c Zomega THz Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; LASER PULSES; PLATE METAL; TERAHERTZ WAVES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA; WAVEGUIDES;

BROAD ABSORPTIONS; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; CYCLOTRIMETHYLENE TRINITRAMINE; NARROW-LINE WIDTH; PARALLEL PLATE WAVEGUIDE; TERAHERTZ TIME DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY; VIBRATIONAL LINES; VIBRATIONAL TRANSITIONS;

TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 70249130114     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.000A79     Document Type: Article

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