Intense THz pulses for condensed matter physics

Recent development in high intensity laser-based Terahertz (THz) sources has enabled novel experiments on nonlinear THz phenomena. We will briefly review current state of the art sources of high-field THz pulses and discuss their applications in condensed matter physics and nonlinear THz spectroscopy.

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