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Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 44, Issue 3, 358(2025)

Performance analysis of electro-optic sampling detection technique with thin GaSe crystal in mid-infrared band

Hai-Wei DU^1,2、*, Jing-Yi WANG², Chang-Ming SUN², and Qiang-Shuang LI²

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¹Key Laboratory of Nondestructive Testing （Ministry of Education）， Nanchang Hangkong University， Nanchang 330063， China

²School of Instrument Science and Optoelectronic Engineering， Nanchang Hangkong University， Nanchang 330063， China

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Hai-Wei DU, Jing-Yi WANG, Chang-Ming SUN, Qiang-Shuang LI. Performance analysis of electro-optic sampling detection technique with thin GaSe crystal in mid-infrared band[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2025, 44(3): 358

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Paper Information

Category: Infrared Physics, Materials and Devices

Received: Nov. 12, 2024

Accepted: --

Published Online: Jul. 9, 2025

The Author Email: Hai-Wei DU (haiweidu@nchu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2025.03.005

Topics

laser devices and laser physics

Lasers and Laser Optics

laser manufacturing

Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology