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Generation of Narrowband Tunable THz-Radiation via Optical Rectification in Periodically Poled Materials

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The generation of tunableTHz-radiation via optical rectification offs-pulses in periodically poled nonlinearmaterials is reported and its applicationfor biomedical sensing using THz-senorsbased on planar wave guides is discussed indetail.

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  1. Fachbereich Physik, Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany

    G. Torosyan & R. Beigang

  2. Microwave engineering department, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia

    K. Nerkararyan & Y. Avetisyan

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Torosyan, G., Nerkararyan, K., Avetisyan, Y. et al. Generation of Narrowband Tunable THz-Radiation via Optical Rectification in Periodically Poled Materials. Journal of Biological Physics 29, 287–293 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024417531233

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