Title :
Strong-field induced optical absorption in ZnO crystal
Author :
Ghimire, Shambhu ; DiChiara, Anthony D. ; Sistrunk, Emily ; DiMauro, Louis F. ; Agostini, Pierre ; Reis, David A.
Author_Institution :
Depts. of Photon Sci. & Appl. Phys., Stanford Univ., Menlo Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report the observation of intensity dependent red shift on the absorption-edge of zinc-oxide driven by a mid-infrared laser pulse. A new regime is identified where the shift is no longer linear to the intensity.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; infrared spectra; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; ZnO; ZnO crystal; absorption-edge; intensity dependent red shift; midinfrared laser pulse; strong-field induced optical absorption; Absorption; Crystals; Free electron lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Probes; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4