Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 17, 1714006(2023)

High-Sensitivity Detection of Terahertz Pulse Based on Liquids

Guoyang Wang1, Minghao Zhang1, Wen Xiao1, Cunlin Zhang1, Weimin Wang2, and Liangliang Zhang1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Terahertz Optoelectronics (MOE), Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
  • 2Department of Physics, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
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    Guoyang Wang, Minghao Zhang, Wen Xiao, Cunlin Zhang, Weimin Wang, Liangliang Zhang. High-Sensitivity Detection of Terahertz Pulse Based on Liquids[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(17): 1714006

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    Category: terahertz technology

    Received: Apr. 17, 2023

    Accepted: Jun. 15, 2023

    Published Online: Sep. 13, 2023

    The Author Email: Zhang Liangliang (liangliang_zhang@cnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL230725

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