Title :
High power terahertz sources for nonlinear spectroscopy of direct bandgap semiconductors
Author :
Morandotti, R. ; Razzari, L. ; Blanchard, F. ; Su, F.H. ; Sharma, G. ; Ayesheshim, A. ; Cocker, T.L. ; Titova, L.V. ; Bandulet, H.-C. ; Kieffer, J.C. ; Ozaki, T. ; Reid, M. ; Hegmann, F.A.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Laser Light Source, Univ. du Quebec, Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
Nonlinear dynamics of free-carriers in direct bandgap semiconductors at terahertz (THz) frequencies is studied using high power, few-cycle pulses. The physical mechanisms that give rise to such dynamics will be discussed in details.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; terahertz wave spectra; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; ZnTe; direct bandgap semiconductors; high-power terahertz frequency sources; nonlinear spectroscopy; ultrafast nonlinear processes;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698748
