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Terahertz Optoelectronics

By Kiyomi Sakai , Masahiko Tani (auth.) , Kiyomi Sakai (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2005
ISBN
3540200134, 9783540200130
DOI
10.1007/b80319
ISSN
0303-4216
Open Library ID
OL18228827M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
7 MB (7857409 bytes)
Series
Topics in Applied Physics 97
Edition
1
Pages
389\402
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Laser Technology and PhysicsOptical Devices; MicrowavesOptoelectronicsPhotonics; Applied OpticsRF and Optical Engineering

Description

The book presents recent and important developments in the field of terahertz radiation with a particular focus on pulsed terahertz radiation. Situated in the gap between electronics and optics, the terahertz frequency range of the electro-magnetic spectrum has long been neglected by scientists and engineers due to a lack of efficient and affordable terahertz sources and detectors. The advent of femtosecond lasers in the 1980s and photoconductive switches in 1984 have made the terahertz gap accessible, while at the same time advances in electronics and optics have made it narrower. Research activities in terahertz frequencies have risen dramatically since that time, funding has increased by a factor of 100 in the last decade. The reviews by leading experts are of interest to researchers and engineers as well as advanced students.

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