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Photonics Research, Volume. 4, Issue 3, 00A9(2016)

Study of photoexcited-carrier dynamics in GaAs photoconductive switches using dynamic terahertz emission microscopy

Hironaru Murakami^*, Shogo Fujiwara, Iwao Kawayama, and Masayoshi Tonouchi

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Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan

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Special Issue: TERAHERTZ PHOTONICS: APPLICATIONS AND TECHNIQUES

Received: Feb. 4, 2016

Accepted: Mar. 25, 2016

Published Online: Sep. 29, 2016

The Author Email: Hironaru Murakami (hiro@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp)

DOI:10.1364/prj.4.0000a9

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