• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 36, Issue 10, 1026019 (2016)
Chai Tingting*, Chai Lu, Zhu Wei′an, Xu Shuaishuai, Li Yanfeng, Hu Minglie, and Wang Qingyue
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    Chai Tingting, Chai Lu, Zhu Wei′an, Xu Shuaishuai, Li Yanfeng, Hu Minglie, Wang Qingyue. Improving Output Efficiency of Terahertz Wave by Controlling Temporal and Spatial Chirps of Pump Pulses[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2016, 36(10): 1026019 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Chai Tingting, Chai Lu, Zhu Wei′an, Xu Shuaishuai, Li Yanfeng, Hu Minglie, Wang Qingyue. Improving Output Efficiency of Terahertz Wave by Controlling Temporal and Spatial Chirps of Pump Pulses[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2016, 36(10): 1026019
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