Keywords: Radiation Instrument (5940478725).jpg JILA instrument for generating terahertz radiation Ultrafast pulses of near-infrared laser light enter through the lens at left striking a semiconductor wafer studded with electrodes transparent square barely visible under the white box connected to orange wires bathed in an oscillating electric field The light dislodges electrons which accelerate in the electric field and emit waves of terahertz radiation The radiation bounces off the reflective dishes at the bottom and top of the photo and hits the circular detector on the right Credit Zhang/JILA Disclaimer Any mention of commercial products within NIST web pages is for information only; it does not imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST Use of NIST Information These World Wide Web pages are provided as a public service by the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST With the exception of material marked as copyrighted information presented on these pages is considered public information and may be distributed or copied Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested https //www flickr com/photos/usnistgov/5940478725/ Radiation Instrument 2011-01-04 11 00 https //www flickr com/people/63059536 N06 National Institute of Standards and Technology PD-USGov National Institute of Standards and Technology https //flickr com/photos/63059536 N06/5940478725 2016-09-07 02 36 58 United States Government Work Uncategorized 2016 November 8 |