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Ahn et al., 2003 - Google Patents

Terahertz waveform synthesis via optical rectification of shaped ultrafast laser pulses

Ahn et al., 2003

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13416858282408267289
Author
Ahn J
Efimov A
Averitt R
Taylor A
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Optics express

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We demonstrate the use of optical pulse-shaping technique in conjunction with difference frequency generation in a non-linear optoelectronic crystal for generating synthesized waveforms at terahertz frequencies. Spectral phase modulations, programmed using …
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