Coherent electro-optical detection of terahertz radiation from an optical parametric oscillator

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 11316-11326

  Meng, F Z ^a   Thomson, M D ^a   Molter, D ^b   Loffler T ^a   Jonuscheit, J ^b   Beigang, R ^b   Bartschke, J ^c   Bauer, T ^c   Nittmann, M ^c   Roskos, H G ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES IPM   (Germany)

^c Xiton Photonics GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

1064 NM; BEAM PROFILES; DYNAMIC RANGE; ELECTRO-OPTICAL; Q-SWITCHED; TERAHERTZ PULSE; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

TERAHERTZ WAVES;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OSCILLOMETRY; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL DEVICES; OSCILLOMETRY; TERAHERTZ RADIATION;

EID: 77952844400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.011316     Document Type: Article

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