Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 41, Issue 8, 811001(2014)
Design of Contact Grating for High Energy Terahertz Wave Generation by Tilted Pulse Front Pumping
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Liang Xiaojing, Li Yanfeng, Hu Xiaokun, Xu Shuaishuai, Chai Lu, Wang Qingyue. Design of Contact Grating for High Energy Terahertz Wave Generation by Tilted Pulse Front Pumping[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2014, 41(8): 811001
Category: terahertz technology
Received: Feb. 11, 2014
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Published Online: Jun. 30, 2014
The Author Email: Xiaojing Liang (lxj123456789886@gmail.com)