DocumentCode
2782907
Title
Coherent phonons imprinted into reflectivity oscillations of laser-excited Bi through electron-phonon coupling
Author
Boschetto, D. ; Gamaly, E.G. ; Rode, A.V. ; Luther-Davies, B. ; Glijer, D. ; Garl, T. ; Albert, O. ; Rousse, A. ; Etchepare, J.
Author_Institution
Laboratoire d?Optique Appliquee, ENSTA/Ecole Polytechmique, Chemin de la Huniere, Palaiseau, France
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We show that the reflectivity of laser-excited solid relates to phonons, driven by thermal forces, through the electron-phonon coupling rate. Controlled excitation of phonons is available by the optimum combination of laser and material parameters.
Keywords
Bismuth; Electrons; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical control; Optical coupling; Phonons; Reflectivity; Solid lasers; Thermal force;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431052
Filename
4431052
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