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The complex conductivity of underdoped and optimally doped YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-\delta}$ samples and overdoped similar compound Y$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$Ba$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-\delta}$ was measured using time-domain terahertz spectroscopy. In the normal…
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Recent optical studies in c-axis oriented superconducting MgB$_2$ films indicate that the electron-phonon coupling is weak [tu01]. We reinforce this conclusion by examining the raw reflectance data; its frequency dependence is incompatible…
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We measured the terahertz (THz) complex conductivity of Ca doped YBa_{2}Cu_{3}O_{7-\delta} thin films in the frequency range of 0.1 to 3 THz (3 to 100 cm^{-1}) and at a temperature range of 20 to 300 K. The films were measured using both…
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