Title :
High-field terahertz shift current in lithium niobate
Author :
Somma, Carmine ; Reimann, Klaus ; Woerner, Michael ; Elsaesser, Thomas ; Flytzanis, Christos
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. fur Nichtlineare Opt. und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We study the nonlinear terahertz response of LiNbO3 using 2D spectroscopy. Dissecting the nonlinear response into different orders in the electric field shows a strong shift current Re[J(ν ~ 0)] ≠ 0 and higher harmonics of the THz fundamental.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; nonlinear optics; terahertz wave detectors; terahertz wave spectra; 2D spectroscopy; LiNbO3; THz fundamental; electric field; harmonics; high-field terahertz shift current; lithium niobate; nonlinear terahertz response; shift current; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
