• DocumentCode
    1675747
  • Title

    Direct observation of the spatial and temporal dynamics of thermal diffusion in clathrate compounds

  • Author

    Watanabe, T. ; Moriyasu, T. ; Okamura, H. ; Suekuni, K. ; Onimaru, T. ; Takabatake, T. ; Kohmoto, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Grad. Sch. of Sci., Kobe Univ., Kobe, Japan
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The diffusion dynamics of the optically induced lattice distortion in clathrate compounds is studied by the pump-probe technique. The direct observation of the spatial and temporal dynamics of thermal diffusion is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    europium compounds; gallium compounds; optical lattices; optical materials; optical pumping; thermal diffusion; thermal expansion; thermo-optical effects; Eu8Ga16Ge30; clathrate compounds; diffusion dynamics; optically induced lattice distortion; pump-probe technique; spatial dynamics; temporal dynamics; thermal diffusion; thermal expansion; thermo-optical materials; Laser beams; Lattices; Optical distortion; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Probes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326491