• DocumentCode
    2265174
  • Title

    Dynamics of the dielectric function in fs-laser excited bismuth

  • Author

    Rode, A.V. ; Boschetto, D. ; Garl, T. ; Rousse, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Laser Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Time-resolved study of the dielectric function of femtosecond laser excited bismuth demonstrates that excitation of coherent phonons leads to a solid-plasma phase transition, and into a quasi-stable excited state lasting up to 4 ns.
  • Keywords
    bismuth; excited states; high-speed optical techniques; permittivity; phonons; Bi; coherent phonons; dielectric function; femtosecond-laser excited bismuth; quasistable excited state; solid-plasma phase transition; time 4 ns; time-resolved study; Atom optics; Bismuth; Dielectric measurements; Laser excitation; Phonons; Probes; Pulse measurements; Reflectivity; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics; (320.7130) Ultra-fast processes in condensed matter;
  • 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
    4572745