Picosecond pump and probe spectroscopy utilizing freely propagating terahertz radiation

作者: B. I. Greene , J. F. Federici , D. R. Dykaar , A. F. J. Levi , L. Pfeiffer

DOI: 10.1364/OL.16.000048

关键词: LaserOpticsSpectroscopyFemtosecondExcitationTerahertz radiationVisible spectrumInfraredMaterials sciencePicosecondAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

摘要: We demonstrate the feasibility of scaling up a terahertz-pulse generation scheme for use with 10-Hz amplified femtosecond laser system. Visible pulsed excitation combined far-infrared probe should prove to be powerful picosecond time-resolved technique.

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