Title :
Solid state light field sampling and light phase detection
Author :
Paasch-Colberg, Tim
Author_Institution :
TOPTICA Photonics AG, Grafelfing, Germany
Abstract :
The conductivity of a solid state device is reversibly increased by several orders of magnitude on a femtosecond timescale using the instantaneous electric field of an intense few-cycle laser pulse to create ultrafast detectable currents.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; measurement by laser beam; photodetectors; femtosecond timescale; instantaneous electric field; intense few-cycle laser pulse; light phase detection; solid state device conductivity; solid state light field sampling; ultrafast detectable currents; Conductivity; Current measurement; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Silicon compounds; Solids; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
