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Picosecond Polarisation Detector for Infrared and Terahertz Radiation

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We report on a room temperature detector of infrared/terahertz laser radiation allowing to measure and characterized the radiation polarization state with picosecond time resolution.

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Weber, W., Kiermaier, J., Danilov, S.N. et al. Picosecond Polarisation Detector for Infrared and Terahertz Radiation. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1016, 104 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1016-CC01-04

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