High-Speed Terahertz Waveform Measurement for Intense Terahertz Light Using 100-kHz Yb-Doped Fiber Laser
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Experimental Details
2.1. THz Light Generation
2.2. THz Waveform Measurement
3. Results and Discussion
4. Summary and Perspectives
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Tsubouchi, M.; Nagashima, K. High-Speed Terahertz Waveform Measurement for Intense Terahertz Light Using 100-kHz Yb-Doped Fiber Laser. Sensors 2018, 18, 1936. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18061936
Tsubouchi M, Nagashima K. High-Speed Terahertz Waveform Measurement for Intense Terahertz Light Using 100-kHz Yb-Doped Fiber Laser. Sensors. 2018; 18(6):1936. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18061936
Chicago/Turabian StyleTsubouchi, Masaaki, and Keisuke Nagashima. 2018. "High-Speed Terahertz Waveform Measurement for Intense Terahertz Light Using 100-kHz Yb-Doped Fiber Laser" Sensors 18, no. 6: 1936. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18061936
APA StyleTsubouchi, M., & Nagashima, K. (2018). High-Speed Terahertz Waveform Measurement for Intense Terahertz Light Using 100-kHz Yb-Doped Fiber Laser. Sensors, 18(6), 1936. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18061936