Optical control and mode selective excitation of coherent phonons in

Femtosecond time-resolved reflectivity measurement is performed on Y Ba2Cu3O7−δ films. Coherent phonons of both the Ba–O and Cu–O modes are observed at frequencies of 3.4 and 4.3 THz, respectively. Amplitudes of both Ba–O and Cu–O modes are optically manipulated by using a pair of femtosecond pulses, the separation time of which is controlled. Coherent phonons of the Ba–O and Cu–O modes are completely suppressed at the double-pulse separation times of 135.0 and 108.5 fs and those amplitudes are enhanced at 270 and 217 fs, respectively.