Title :
Terahertz Kerr effect in gallium phosphide crystal
Author :
Cornet, M. ; Degert, J. ; Abraham, Edo ; Freysz, E.
Author_Institution :
LOMA, Univ. Bordeaux, Talence, France
Abstract :
Terahertz induced Kerr effect in a (100) GaP crystal is reported. The measured dependence of the optical birefringence with respect to the azimuthal orientation of the crystal agrees with theoretical calculations. Additional electro-optic contribution to the detected signal is observed and attributed to crystal abnormity.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Kerr electro-optical effect; birefringence; crystal orientation; gallium compounds; terahertz waves; (100) gallium phosphide crystal; GaP; crystal abnormity; crystal azimuthal orientation; electrooptic contribution; optical birefringence; terahertz induced Kerr effect; Crystals; Kerr effect; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Probes; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665778
