Title :
Depletion of the superconducting condensate in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ induced by intense multi-THz pulses
Author :
Grupp, A. ; Mayer, Barbara ; Schmidt, Christoph ; Mahrlein, S. ; Leitenstorfer, Alfred ; Pashkin, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Abstract :
The superconducting state of the high-Tc cuprate Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ is resonantly excited by intense multi-THz pulses and the following quasiparticle dynamics is probed. The dependence of the pump-probe signal on excitation fluence shows a super-linear behavior.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; high-temperature superconductors; terahertz wave spectra; Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ; excitation fluence; high-Tc cuprate Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ; intense multi-THz pulses; intense multiTHz pulses; pump-probe signal; quasiparticle dynamics; superconducting condensate depletion; superconducting state; superlinear behavior; Bismuth compounds; Delays; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Photonics; Superconductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA