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On the choice of nonlinear optical and semiconductor converters of femtosecond laser pulses into terahertz range

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We carried out an experimental study of the use of nonlinear crystals ZnTe, GaP, GaSe, DAST, and LiNbO3 and semiconductors GaAs and InAs for the rectification of femtosecond optical pulses. This conversion produces broadband terahertz pulses consisting of a single period of the field oscillation. Here, we discuss features of different types of the terahertz converters, their efficiency, and spectral range.

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    M. M. Nazarov, A. P. Shkurinov, A. A. Angeluts & D. A. Sapozhnikov

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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 52, No. 8, pp. 595–606, August 2009.

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Nazarov, M.M., Shkurinov, A.P., Angeluts, A.A. et al. On the choice of nonlinear optical and semiconductor converters of femtosecond laser pulses into terahertz range. Radiophys Quantum El 52, 536–545 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11141-010-9168-1

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