Title :
Few-cycle ultrafast probes of quasi-1D charge dynamics
Author :
Kaindl, Robert A.
Author_Institution :
Mater. Sci. Div., E.O. Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We discuss the use of few-cycle near-IR and THz pulses to investigate ultrafast processes in quasi-1D nanomaterials, yielding insight into low-energy excitations of photoexcited e-h pairs in carbon nanotubes and plasmon-assisted photoemission in gold nanopillars.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; gold; high-speed optical techniques; nanophotonics; photoemission; photoexcitation; plasmonics; Au; C; carbon nanotubes; few-cycle ultrafast probes; gold nanopillars; low-energy excitations; photoexcited e-h pairs; plasmon-assisted photoemission; quasi-1D charge dynamics; quasi-1D nanomaterials; Carbon nanotubes; Excitons; Gold; Photoelectricity; Plasmons; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
