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Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 187402 (2006) [4 pages]

Nonlinear Terahertz Response of n-Type GaAs

P. Gaal,1 K. Reimann,1 M. Woerner,1 T. Elsaesser,1 R. Hey,2 and K. H. Ploog2
1Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, 12489 Berlin, Germany
2Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Received 28 February 2006; published 12 May 2006

Excitation of an n-type GaAs layer by intense ultrashort terahertz pulses causes coherent emission at 2 THz. Phase-resolved nonlinear propagation experiments show a picosecond decay of the emitted field, despite the ultrafast carrier-carrier scattering at a sample temperature of 300 K. While the linear THz response is in agreement with the Drude response of free electrons, the nonlinear response is dominated by the super-radiant decay of optically inverted impurity transitions. A quantum mechanical discrete state model using the potential of the disordered impurities accounts for all experimental observations.

©2006 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.187402
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.187402
PACS: 78.47.+p; 42.65.Re; 71.55.Eq
  • 78.47.+p
    Time-resolved optical spectroscopies and other ultrafast optical measurements in condensed matter
  • 42.65.Re
    Ultrafast processes; optical pulse generation and pulse compression
  • 71.55.Eq
    Impurity and defect levels in III–V semiconductors
  • YEAR: 2006
KEYWORDS: gallium arsenide, III-V semiconductors, high-speed optical techniques, impurities, nonlinear optics, superradiance

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