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Reflections on the early days of THz spectroscopy

Early struggles in the development of THz spectroscopy are reviewed. The field, covering an important spectral region for material characterization, suffered badly from poor lightsources and detectors in the old days, but blossomed rapidly after the arrival of femtosecond lasers. It provides another example how advances of laser technology revolutionize a field.