Mechanical vibrations in piezoelectric structures induced by green laser light can efficiently produce electromagnetic radiation at terahertz frequencies.
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Jepsen, P. Terahertz radiation gets shaken up. Nature Nanotech 6, 79–80 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2011.7
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