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Advanced Photonics Nexus, Volume. 3, Issue 4, 046007(2024)

Extremely efficient terahertz second-harmonic generation from organic crystals

Hang Zhao1,2、†, Yong Tan3,4,5, Chen Wang3, Ming Liu1,2, Yongzheng Wen3、*, Yuejin Zhao1,2,6、*, and Ji Zhou3、*
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  • 1Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Key Laboratory for Precision Optoelectronic Measurement Instrument and Technology, Beijing, China
  • 2Yangtze Delta Region Academy of Beijing Institute of Technology, Jiaxing, China
  • 3Tsinghua University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, Beijing, China
  • 4Research Center for Metamaterials, Wuzhen Laboratory, Jiaxing, China
  • 5Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Advanced Ceramic Materials and Devices Research Center, Jiaxing, China
  • 6Beijing Broad Hengtong Technology Development Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Mar. 6, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 3, 2024

    Published Online: Jun. 26, 2024

    The Author Email: Yongzheng Wen (wenyzheng@tsinghua.edu.cn), Yuejin Zhao (yjzhao@bit.edu.cn), Ji Zhou (zhouji@tsinghua.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1117/1.APN.3.4.046007

    CSTR:32397.14.1.APN.3.4.046007

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