DocumentCode
2882702
Title
Coherent control of AC spin currents based on excitation of continuum carriers
Author
Rumyantsev, I. ; Virk, Kuljit S. ; Sipe, J.E.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We show theoretically how electrical and pure spin AC currents can be optically injected in semiconductors via excitation of continuum carriers. The electrical current should be observable by detecting its THz radiation.
Keywords
continuum mechanics; high-speed optical techniques; magnetoelectronics; THz radiation; coherent control; continuum carriers; electrical current; pure spin AC currents; AC generators; Atom optics; Frequency; Interference; Optical control; Optical polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Physics; Ultrafast optics; (270.1670) Coherent optical effects Atomic and molecular physics; (320.7130) Ultrafast processes in condensed matter, including semiconductors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628929
Filename
4628929
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