Single-shot electro-optic sampling with arbitrary terahertz polarization

Maximilian Lenz; Pietro Musumeci

doi:10.1364/PRJ.558770

Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 6, 1736(2025)

Single-shot electro-optic sampling with arbitrary terahertz polarization

Maximilian Lenz^* and Pietro Musumeci

Author Affiliations

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles 90095-1547, USA

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Paper Information

Category: Instrumentation and Measurements

Received: Feb. 11, 2025

Accepted: Apr. 8, 2025

Published Online: Jun. 3, 2025

The Author Email: Maximilian Lenz (mlenz@g.ucla.edu)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.558770

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.558770

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