Title :
Multi-THz nonlinear optics and sub-cycle control of charge and spin
Author :
Schubert, O. ; Porer, M. ; Sell, A. ; Junginger, F. ; Mayer, Barbara ; Schmidt, Christoph ; Mahrlein, S. ; Pashkin, A. ; Kampfrath, Tobias ; Wolf, Michael ; Kim, Kwan Weon ; Leitenstorfer, Alfred ; Huber, Rainer
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Abstract :
Strong THz electric and magnetic fields are harnessed to coherently control charge and spin in solids with sub-cycle resolution. Exploiting coherent THz phonons we transiently induce and destroy spin density wave order in pnictides.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; multiwave mixing; optical harmonic generation; phonons; pnictide superconductors; spin density waves; coherent THz phonons; four-wave mixing; high harmonics generation; multi-THz nonlinear optics; pnictides; spin density wave order; strong THz electric fields; strong THz magnetic fields; subcycle charge control; subcycle resolution; subcycle spin control; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Transient analysis; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
