Title :
Photoinduced absorption with ultrafast decay constants in a large single crystal of BiFeO3
Author :
Mochizuki, Takashi ; Matsubara, Eiichi ; Nagai, Masaharu ; Ito, Takao ; Ashida, M.
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ., Toyonaka, Japan
Abstract :
Using near-infrared pump probe technique, we demonstrate ultrafast photoinduced absorption with a decay constant as short as 100 fs in a large single crystal of bismuth ferrite with high quality grown by floating zone method.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; ferrites; high-speed optical techniques; infrared spectra; zone melting; BiFeO3; bismuth ferrite single crystal; floating zone method; near-infrared pump probe technique; ultrafast decay constant; ultrafast photoinduced absorption; Absorption; Crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Photonics; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
