Mid-infrared THz beam sensors: exploration and application for phonon spectroscopy

Peng Yu Han; Gyu Cheon Cho; Xi-Cheng Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.349299

24 May 1999 Mid-infrared THz beam sensors: exploration and application for phonon spectroscopy

Peng Yu Han, Gyu Cheon Cho, Xi-Cheng Zhang

Proceedings Volume 3624, Ultrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors III; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349299
Event: Optoelectronics '99 - Integrated Optoelectronic Devices, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We present an investigation of coherent mid-infrared pulse measurement system using free-space electro-optic sampling technique. A series of nonlinear materials are investigated for the nonresonant optical rectification and electro-optic sampling for the generation and detection, respectively. A sampling bandwidth up to 40 THz is achieved. For spectroscopic application we present THz field radiation by optically excited coherent phonons in the mid-infrared frequency range. We compare the THz radiation under extremely different excitation conditions. The comparison shows the THz radiation property of the resonantly driven phonons in the surface field layer. Furthermore we investigate the coherent reststrahl band reflectivity in the time domain. Unexpectedly strong oscillations are observed near the longitudinal-optical phonon frequency. This THz waveform is discussed with the reststrahl band dispersion of the reflectivity.

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Peng Yu Han, Gyu Cheon Cho, and Xi-Cheng Zhang "Mid-infrared THz beam sensors: exploration and application for phonon spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 3624, Ultrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors III, (24 May 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349299

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