Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 17, 1714016(2023)

Terahertz-Field-Induced Second Harmonic Generation in Weyl Semimetal TaAs

Pai Peng1,2, Zhilin Li1, and Xinbo Wang1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 2Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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    Category: terahertz technology

    Received: May. 15, 2023

    Accepted: Jul. 12, 2023

    Published Online: Sep. 13, 2023

    The Author Email: Wang Xinbo (xinbowang@iphy.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL230830

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