Title :
Terahertz emission from coherent phonon in lithium ternary chalcopyrite crystals illuminated by femtosecond laser pulses
Author :
Takeya, Kei ; Takemoto, Yoshiaki ; Kawayama, Iwao ; Murakami, Hironaru ; Matsukawa, Takeshi ; Takahashi, Yoshinori ; Yoshimura, Masashi ; Kitaoka, Yasuo ; Mori, Yusuke ; Sasaki, Takatomo ; Tonouchi, Masayoshi
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Osaka, Japan
Abstract :
We have investigated the THz emission from lithium ternary chalcopyrite crystals illuminated femtosecond pump laser pulses. THz emission from the coherent phonon in LiInSe2 and LiGaSe2 are observed at 2.87 and 3.45 THz respectively.
Keywords :
crystals; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; nonlinear optics; phonons; LiGaSe2; LiInSe2; coherent phonon; femtosecond laser pulses; frequency 2.87 THz; frequency 3.45 THz; lithium ternary chalcopyrite crystals; terahertz emission; Crystals; Laser excitation; Lithium; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Phonons; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2