Title :
Optical-field-induced current in dielectrics
Author :
Paasch-Colberg, Tim ; Schiffrin, Agustin ; Karpowicz, Nicholas ; Apalkov, Vadym ; Gerster, Daniel ; Muhlbrandt, Sascha ; Korbman, Michael ; Reichert, Joachim ; Schultze, Marcel ; Holzner, Simon ; Barth, Johannes V. ; Kienberger, R. ; Ernstorfer, Ralph ; Y
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck- Inst. fur Quantenopt., Garching, Germany
Abstract :
The conductivity of a dielectric is reversibly increased by several orders of magnitude on a femtosecond timescale by exploiting the instantaneous electric field of intense few-cycle near-infrared laser pulses leading to measurable ultrafast electric currents.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; electrical conductivity; electro-optical effects; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; optical materials; dielectric conductivity; femtosecond timescale; instantaneous electric field; intense few-cycle near-infrared laser pulses; measurable ultrafast electric currents; optical-field-induced current; orders of magnitude; Dielectrics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
