• DocumentCode
    2655674
  • Title

    Finite pump beam size effects in optical-pump/THz-probe spectroscopy

  • Author

    Dakovski, Georgi L. ; Kubera, Brian ; Lan, Song ; Shan, Jie

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1908
  • Abstract
    We investigate effects of the finite pump beam size in optical-pump/THz probe measurements experimentally and numerically. A frequency-dependent size regime in which spectral distortion is minimal is identified and a correction method is presented.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical effects; laser beams; optical distortion; optical pumping; submillimetre wave spectra; THz-probe spectroscopy; correction method; electro-optical sampling; finite pump beam size effect; frequency-dependent size regime; optical-pump; spectral distortion; Distortion measurement; Laser excitation; Optical distortion; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Probes; Size measurement; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549324
  • Filename
    1549324