• DocumentCode
    2788656
  • Title

    Time-resolved third harmonic generation from laser- melted semiconductors

  • Author

    Grigsby, W. ; Downer, M.C. ; Ditmire, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Texas Center for High Intensity Laser Science, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station #C1510, 78712, USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    To develop shock melting diagnostics, we are studying laser melted semiconductors using nonlinear optical probes. We find a rapid response in THG from Si and GaAs, with both linearly and circularly polarized incident radiation.
  • Keywords
    Crystalline materials; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical harmonic generation; Optical materials; Polarization; Probes; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers;
  • 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.2007.4431412
  • Filename
    4431412