High-power THz pulse generation and nonlinear THz spectroscopy

K. Shinokita, H. Hirori, K. Tanaka, T. Mochizuki, C. Kim, H. Akiyama, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West

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Abstract

Intense terahetz (THz) pulses induce a photoluminescence (PL) flashes from undoped GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells under continuous wave laser excitation. The number of excitons increases 10000-fold from that of the steady state. The THz electric field dependence and the relaxation dynamics of the PL flash intensity suggest that the strong electric field of the THz pulse ionizes trap states during the one-picosecond period of the THz pulse and release carriers existing in a giant reservoir containing many trap states in the AlGaAs layers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationNonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion
Subtitle of host publicationMaterials, Devices, and Applications XII
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
EventNonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications XII - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: Feb 5 2013Feb 7 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8604
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceNonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications XII
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period2/5/132/7/13

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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