Title :
Optical probes of ultrafast electron dynamics in photoexcited ferroelectrics
Author :
Goodfellow, John ; Daranciang, Dan ; Lindenberg, Aaron
Author_Institution :
Mater. Sci. & Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
THz emission spectroscopy and time resolved second harmonic generation are used to probe transient electron dynamics in ferroelectric PbTiO3 and multiferroic BiFeO3.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; ferroelectric materials; harmonic generation; high-speed optical techniques; lead compounds; multiferroics; photoexcitation; terahertz wave spectra; time resolved spectra; BiFeO3; PbTiO3; THz emission spectroscopy; ferroelectric PbTiO3; multiferroic BiFeO3; optical probes; photoexcited ferroelectrics; time resolved second harmonic generation; transient electron dynamics; ultrafast electron dynamics; Films; Harmonic analysis; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical polarization; Probes; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
