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Generation and Detection of Terahertz Radiation

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Methods for generating and detecting terahertz (THz) radiation are reviewed with emphasis on the physical mechanisms involved as well as the typical characteristics of the generated radiation. We first discuss methods for generating and detecting broadband pulses of THz radiation, which are based on optical femtosecond laser systems. The second section describes techniques used to generate continuous-wave THz radiation and finally we review THz detectors.

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    In all materials of interest the mobility of electrons is much larger than that of the holes so that electrical dynamics of the system can be described solely by the motion of electrons.

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    p-type QCLs, relying on hole transport are thought to be possible but have not been demonstrated.

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Freeman, J.R., Beere, H.E., Ritchie, D.A. (2012). Generation and Detection of Terahertz Radiation. In: Peiponen, KE., Zeitler, A., Kuwata-Gonokami, M. (eds) Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 171. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29564-5_1

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