Title :
Intense terahertz pulses: Probing and controlling fundamental motions of electrons, spins and ions
Author :
Kampfrath, Tobias
Author_Institution :
Fritz Haber Inst. of the Max Planck Soc., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
Terahertz radiation permits resonant and sensitive probing of electron transport, spin precession and ion vibration in solids. Recently developed sources of strong-field terahertz pulses even allow one to gain control over these fundamental modes.
Keywords :
electron optics; ion optics; light sources; optical control; terahertz wave spectra; electron transport; intense terahertz pulse sources; ion vibration; spin precession; strong-field terahertz pulse sources; Nonlinear optics; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Solids; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA