• DocumentCode
    2233475
  • Title

    Nonlinear THz-pump/THz-probe measurements of semiconductor carrier dynamics

  • Author

    Lindenberg, A.M. ; Wen, H. ; Szilagyi, E.

  • Author_Institution
    PULSE Center, Stanford Linear Accel. Center, Menlo Park, CA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A table-top THz source has been employed to study the nonlinear response of semiconductors to near-half-cycle femtosecond pulses. We report nonlinear field-induced changes in the far infrared absorption coefficient, associated with impact ionization processes.
  • Keywords
    absorption coefficients; high-speed optical techniques; impact ionisation; nonlinear optics; submillimetre waves; THz-probe measurement; THz-pump measurement; far infrared absorption coefficient; impact ionization; semiconductor carrier dynamics; Charge carrier density; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Gallium arsenide; Impact ionization; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Temperature; Ultrafast optics; (190.7110) ultrafast nonlinear optics; (320.7130) Ultrafast processes in condensed matter, including semiconductors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571346