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Ultrafast Optical Electronics: From Femtoseconds to Terahertz

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Picosecond Electronics and Optoelectronics

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Electrophysics ((SSEP,volume 21))

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The application of femtosecond optics to the measurement and characterization of the electronic properties of materials and devices is reviewed with emphasis on new approaches to the generation and detection of extremely fast electromagnetic transients. Specific topics discussed are: (i) the use of the inverse electro-optic effect for electrical pulse generation, (ii) the intrinsic speed of response of electro-optic materials, and (iii) a new approach to far-infrared spectroscopy which uses time-domain measurements of single-cycle pulses.

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  1. AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, 07974, USA

    D. H. Auston, K. P. Cheung, J. A. Valdmanis & P. R. Smith

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  1. Department of Physics, The University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA

    Gerard Albert Mourou

  2. Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    David M. Bloom

  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA

    Chi-H. Lee

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Auston, D.H., Cheung, K.P., Valdmanis, J.A., Smith, P.R. (1985). Ultrafast Optical Electronics: From Femtoseconds to Terahertz. In: Mourou, G.A., Bloom, D.M., Lee, CH. (eds) Picosecond Electronics and Optoelectronics. Springer Series in Electrophysics, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70780-3_1

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