• DocumentCode
    521098
  • Title

    Observation of second harmonic generation induced by pure spin currents in semiconductors

  • Author

    Werake, Lalani K. ; Zhao, Hui

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate second harmonic generation induced by pure spin currents in semiconductors, and show that this effect can be used for the direct, noninvasive, and nondestructive detection of pure spin currents.
  • Keywords
    Current measurement; Electrons; Frequency conversion; Interference; Magnetoelectronics; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Probes; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500707