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Title | Transient field-resolved reflectometry at 50-100 THz | ||||
Date | 2024-03-10 | Attachment | , , , , , , , , | ||
Transient field-resolved reflectometry at 50-100 THzNeuhaus, M; Schötz, J; Aulich, M; Srivastava, A; Kimbaras, D; Smejkal, V; Pervak, V; Alharbi, M; Azzeer, AM; Libisch, F; Lemell, C; Burgdörfer, J; Wang, ZL; Kling, MF Optica, 2022, Volume 9, pp-42-49. Transient field-resolved spectroscopy enables studies of ultrafast dynamics in molecules, nanostructures, or solids with sub-cycle resolution, but previous work has so far concentrated on extracting the dielectric response at frequencies below 50 THz. Here, we implemented transient field-resolved reflectometry at 50-100 THz(3-6 mu m) with MHz repetition rate employing 800 nm few-cycle excitation pulses that provide sub-10 fs temporal resolution. The capabilities of the technique are demonstrated in studies of ultrafast photorefractive changes in semiconductors Ge and GaAs, where the high frequency range permits to explore the resonance-free Drude response. The extended frequency range in transient field-resolved spectroscopy can further enable studies with so far inaccessible transitions, including intramolecular vibrations in a large range of systems. Published by The Optical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. |