• Advanced Photonics
  • Vol. 2, Issue 1, 015001 (2020)
Qi Jin, Yiwen E, Shenghan Gao, and Xi-Cheng Zhang*
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  • University of Rochester, The Institute of Optics, Rochester, New York, United States
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    Qi Jin, Yiwen E, Shenghan Gao, Xi-Cheng Zhang. Preference of subpicosecond laser pulses for terahertz wave generation from liquids[J]. Advanced Photonics, 2020, 2(1): 015001 Copy Citation Text show less
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