Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 17, 1714012(2023)

Lithium Niobate Strong‑Field Terahertz Nonlinear Time‑Domain Spectroscopy System

Jiahua Cai1, Baolong Zhang2, Chunyan Geng1, Sibo Hao3, Sai Chen1,4, and Xiaojun Wu1,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
  • 2Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 3School of Cyber Science and Technology, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
  • 4Beijing Key Laboratory for Microwave Sensing and Security Applications, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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    Category: terahertz technology

    Received: Jan. 5, 2023

    Accepted: Mar. 24, 2023

    Published Online: Sep. 13, 2023

    The Author Email: Wu Xiaojun (xiaojunwu@buaa.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL230435

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