A fourfold azimuthal dependence of terahertz radiation from (100) silicon surfaces
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چکیده
A fourfold-azimuthal dependence of terahertz radiation from polished mono-crystalline (100) silicon is observed firstly. This phenomenon is explained by the electric quadrupole-magnetic dipole, which resemble second harmonic generation from (100) silicon.
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