First Room-temperature Semiconductor Source Of Coherent Terahertz Radiation Demonstrated

Monday, May 19, 2008 - 08:07 in Physics & Chemistry

Engineers and applied physicists from Harvard University have demonstrated the first room-temperature electrically-pumped semiconductor source of coherent Terahertz radiation, also known as T-rays. The breakthrough in laser technology, based upon commercially available nanotechnology, has the potential to become a standard Terahertz source to support applications ranging from security screening to chemical sensing.

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