Spatial coherence of electrically pumped random terahertz lasers

Eva A. A. Pogna; Alessandra Di Gaspare; Kimberly Reichel; Chiara Liberatore; Harvey E. Beere; David A. Ritchie; Miriam S. Vitiello

doi:10.1364/PRJ.440463

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