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
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;
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
