• DocumentCode
    3025055
  • Title

    Time-Resolved Third Harmonic Generation from Laser-Melted Semiconductors

  • Author

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

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Texas, Austin
  • 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
    III-V semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; gallium arsenide; optical harmonic generation; silicon; time resolved spectra; GaAs; Si; circularly polarized incident radiation; laser- melted semiconductors; nonlinear optical probes; time-resolved third harmonic generation; Crystalline materials; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical harmonic generation; Optical materials; Polarization; Probes; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453635
  • Filename
    4453635