THz emission from a multifunctional active atomic device in photonic crystals

Hiroyuki Nihei, Atsushi Okamoto

Published Jul 8, 2004• 0 citations

Abstract

We demonstrate that ultrafast emission is obtained from a multifunctional active atomic device using photonic crystals, which can be used for an optical THz oscillator in addition to a memory and a switch.

DOI: 10.1109/cleopr.2003.1274777

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