Opto-Electronic Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 12, 240249-1(2024)

Terahertz generation based on the ultrashort laser pulses pumped metal-insulator-semiconductor heterostructure

Bin Huang1, Xiang Liu1, Jianxiong Yu1, and Haiwei Du1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Instrument Science and Optoelectronic Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330063, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Nondestructive Testing (Ministry of Education), Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330063, China
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    Bin Huang, Xiang Liu, Jianxiong Yu, Haiwei Du. Terahertz generation based on the ultrashort laser pulses pumped metal-insulator-semiconductor heterostructure[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2024, 51(12): 240249-1

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    Category: Article

    Received: Oct. 23, 2024

    Accepted: Dec. 3, 2024

    Published Online: Feb. 21, 2025

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    DOI:10.12086/oee.2024.240249

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