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Optical pump rectification emission: route to terahertz free-standing surface potential diagnostics
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posted on 2023-06-09, 07:45 authored by Luke Peters, Jacob Tunesi, Alessia Pasquazi, Marco PecciantiWe introduce a method for diagnosing the electric surface potential of a semiconductor based on THz surface generation. In our scheme, that we name Optical Pump Rectification Emission, a THz field is generated directly on the surface via surface optical rectification of an ultrashort pulse after which the DC surface potential is screened with a second optical pump pulse. As the THz generation directly relates to the surface potential arising from the surface states, we can then observe the temporal dynamics of the static surface field induced by the screening effect of the photo-carriers. Such an approach is potentially insensitive to bulk carrier dynamics and does not require special illumination geometries.
Funding
Route to guided TeraHertz backscattering Inspection and Analysis : THEIA; G1308; EUROPEAN UNION; PCIG14-GA-2013-630833
EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership 2016-17; EPSRC-ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL; EP/N509784/1
CHRONOS - Route to On-Chip Resonating Optical Clocks via Nonlinear Optics; G1159; EUROPEAN UNION; IIF-GA-2012-327627
UK Quantum Technology Hub for Sensors and Metrology; G1511; EPSRC-ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL; EP/M013294/1
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Scientific ReportsISSN
2045-2322Publisher
Nature Publishing GroupExternal DOI
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7Article number
a9805Department affiliated with
- Mathematics Publications
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- Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Research Group Publications
- Sussex Centre for Quantum Technologies Publications
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2017-08-31First Open Access (FOA) Date
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2017-08-31Usage metrics
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