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Mid-Infrared and THz Coherent Sources Using Semiconductor-Based Materials

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Solid-State Mid-Infrared Laser Sources

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After the appearance of ultrafast lasers, various emitters were developed to generate mid-infrared and far-infrared coherent light sources. These were called “THz radiation” emitters, and a great deal of attention has been devoted to improve their performance. In this chapter, we summarize mid-infrared and far-infrared light sources that use semiconductor-based materials.

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    Hiroshi Takahashi, Hidetoshi Murakami, Hideyuki Ohtake & Nobuhiko Sarukura

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Takahashi, H., Murakami, H., Ohtake, H., Sarukura, N. (2003). Mid-Infrared and THz Coherent Sources Using Semiconductor-Based Materials. In: Sorokina, I.T., Vodopyanov, K.L. (eds) Solid-State Mid-Infrared Laser Sources. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 89. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36491-9_10

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