Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 5, 0522002(2024)

Design and Analysis of a High Flat Tunable Terahertz Electro-Optical Frequency Comb

Wei Zhang, Feng Zhao*, Cong Qiao, Andi Liu, Tegang Yan, Yue Cui, and Mingxing Liu
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  • School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, Shaanxi , China
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    Wei Zhang, Feng Zhao, Cong Qiao, Andi Liu, Tegang Yan, Yue Cui, Mingxing Liu. Design and Analysis of a High Flat Tunable Terahertz Electro-Optical Frequency Comb[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(5): 0522002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Mar. 1, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 27, 2023

    Published Online: Mar. 5, 2024

    The Author Email: Zhao Feng (hfengzhao@xupt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP230750

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