Title :
Stimulated emission of THz radiation from internal exciton transitions in Cu2O
Author :
Huber, Rupert ; Schmid, Benjamin A. ; Shen, Y. Ron ; Kaindl, Robert A. ; Chemla, Daniel S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Abstract :
Stimulated THz emission from intra-excitonic 3p to 2s transitions in Cu2O is directly observed by ultrafast opto-electronics. The process occurs at a photon energy of 6.6 meV, with a cross section of ~10-14 cm2.
Keywords :
copper compounds; excitons; high-speed optical techniques; stimulated emission; submillimetre wave spectra; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; Cu2O; electron volt energy 6.6 meV; internal exciton transitions; stimulated emission; terahertz radiation; ultrafast optoelectronics; ultrafast terahertz spectroscopy; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Electron optics; Excitons; Frequency conversion; Infrared spectra; Optical scattering; Pulse amplifiers; Resonance; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; 300.6270 Spectroscopy, far infrared; 320.7130 Ultrafast processes in condensed matter;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628987