GENERATION AND DETECTION OF COHERENT OPTICAL PHONONS IN GERMANIUM

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PFEIFER, T [1 ]
KUTT, W [1 ]
KURZ, H [1 ]
SCHOLZ, R [1 ]
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[1] RHEIN WESTFAL TH AACHEN,INST THEORET PHYS,W-5100 AACHEN,GERMANY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.3248
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O4 [物理学];
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Coherent optical phonons are generated impulsively in Ge by irradiation with femtosecond laser pulses. They are detected via reflectivity modulations in the time domain in a pump-probe configuration. The deformation potential of the optical phonon is responsible both for the generation and for the detection process. The excitation of the coherent optical phonons is explained by anisotropic weakening of bonding valence orbitals.
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