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Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 9, 2510(2025)

High-dynamic-range broadband terahertz time-domain spectrometer based on organic crystal MNA

S. Mansourzadeh^1、*, T. Vogel¹, A. Omar¹, M. F. Biggs², E. S.-H. Ho², C. Hoberg³, D. J. Michaelis², M. Havenith³, J. A. Johnson², and C. J. Saraceno¹

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¹Photonics and Ultrafast Laser Science (PULS), Ruhr-University Bochum, D-44801 Bochum, Germany

²Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA

³Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr-University Bochum, D-44801 Bochum, Germany

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S. Mansourzadeh, T. Vogel, A. Omar, M. F. Biggs, E. S.-H. Ho, C. Hoberg, D. J. Michaelis, M. Havenith, J. A. Johnson, C. J. Saraceno, "High-dynamic-range broadband terahertz time-domain spectrometer based on organic crystal MNA," Photonics Res. 13, 2510 (2025)

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Paper Information

Category: Nonlinear Optics

Received: Dec. 20, 2024

Accepted: May. 20, 2025

Published Online: Aug. 25, 2025

The Author Email: S. Mansourzadeh (mansourzadeh.samira@ruhr-uni-bochum.de)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.553652

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.553652

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