TERAHERTZ RADIATION-INDUCED BY SUBBAND-GAP FEMTOSECOND OPTICAL-EXCITATION OF GAAS

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作者
HU, BB
ZHANG, XC
AUSTON, DH
机构
[1] Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.2709
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We have observed terahertz radiation induced by subband-gap femtosecond optical excitation from GaAs. We believe this is due to screening of the surface depletion field by virtual photocarriers (the inverse Franz-Keldysh effect).
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页码:2709 / 2712
页数:4
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