• DocumentCode
    690034
  • 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
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834426