Investigation on broadband terahertz generation based on ultrashort laser pumped AlGaAs multilayer heterostructure

Chang-Ming SUN; Qiang-Shuang LI; Hai-Wei DU; Tao WU; Yan-Jun FU

doi:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2023.04.011

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