Terahertz Wave (IMAGE)

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

Terahertz Wave

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If a gallium-arsenide crystal is irradiated with short laser pulses, charge carriers are formed. These charges are accelerated by applying a voltage which enforces the generation of a terahertz wave.

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