In the shadow of the laser phantom needle cross: dynamic air-plasma aperture sheds light on terahertz microscopy

Daniel Headland; Withawat Withayachumnankul

doi:10.1038/s41377-022-00845-1

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In the shadow of the laser phantom needle cross: dynamic air-plasma aperture sheds light on terahertz microscopy

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- In the shadow of the laser phantom needle cross: dynamic air-plasma aperture sheds light on terahertz microscopy
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 11, Issue 6, Pages: 1032-1033(2022)
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  1.Optoelectronics and Laser Technology Group, Department of Electronics Technology, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 28911 Madrid, Spain
  2.Terahertz Engineering Laboratory, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
- Author bio：
  
  Withawat Withayachumnankul (withawat@adelaide.edu.au)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-022-00845-1
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- Published：30 June 2022，
  
  Published Online：20 May 2022，
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Headland, D. & Withayachumnankul, W. In the shadow of the laser phantom needle cross: dynamic air-plasma aperture sheds light on terahertz microscopy. Light: Science & Applications, 11, 1032-1033 (2022).
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Headland, D. & Withayachumnankul, W. In the shadow of the laser phantom needle cross: dynamic air-plasma aperture sheds light on terahertz microscopy. Light: Science & Applications, 11, 1032-1033 (2022). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-022-00845-1.

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Two plasma filaments crossing above the target create a subwavelength window for terahertz microscopy that excludes any subwavelength probe in vicinity.

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