Title :
Terahertz nonlinear optics in semiconductors
Author :
Turchinovich, Dmitry ; Hvam, J.M. ; Hoffmann, Matthias C.
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for Polymer Res., Mainz, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate the nonlinear optical effects - self-phase modulation and saturable absorption of a single-cycle THz pulse in a semiconductor. Resulting from THz-induced modulation of Drude plasma, these nonlinear optical effects, in particular, lead to self-shortening and nonlinear spectral breathing of a single-cycle THz pulse in a semiconductor.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; semiconductors; terahertz wave spectra; Drude plasma; THz-induced modulation; nonlinear optical effects; nonlinear spectral breathing; saturable absorption; self-phase modulation; self-shortening; semiconductors; single-cycle THz pulse; terahertz nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665865
