THz generation via optical rectification from multiferroic BiFeO3
Abstract
We detected broadband coherent terahertz (THz) emission from multiferroic BiFeO{sub 3} after illuminating a high-quality bulk single ferroelectric domain crystal with a {approx}100 fs optical pulse. The dependence of the emitted THz waveform on the energy and polarization of the optical pulse is consistent with the optical rectification mechanism of THz emission. The THz emission provides a sensitive probe of the electric polarization state of BiFeO{sub 3}, enabling applications in ferroelectric memories and ferroelectric domain imaging. We also report room-temperature THz optical constants of BiFeO{sub 3}.
- Authors:
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 960631
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-08-05555; LA-UR-08-5555
Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951; APPLAB; TRN: US201006%%1265
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Applied Physics Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; IRON COMPOUNDS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; EMISSION; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; OPTICS; POLARIZATION; PULSES; WAVE FORMS
Citation Formats
Talbayev, Diyar, and Taylor, Antoinette J. THz generation via optical rectification from multiferroic BiFeO3. United States: N. p., 2008.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.3036526.
Talbayev, Diyar, & Taylor, Antoinette J. THz generation via optical rectification from multiferroic BiFeO3. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3036526
Talbayev, Diyar, and Taylor, Antoinette J. 2008.
"THz generation via optical rectification from multiferroic BiFeO3". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3036526. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/960631.
@article{osti_960631,
title = {THz generation via optical rectification from multiferroic BiFeO3},
author = {Talbayev, Diyar and Taylor, Antoinette J},
abstractNote = {We detected broadband coherent terahertz (THz) emission from multiferroic BiFeO{sub 3} after illuminating a high-quality bulk single ferroelectric domain crystal with a {approx}100 fs optical pulse. The dependence of the emitted THz waveform on the energy and polarization of the optical pulse is consistent with the optical rectification mechanism of THz emission. The THz emission provides a sensitive probe of the electric polarization state of BiFeO{sub 3}, enabling applications in ferroelectric memories and ferroelectric domain imaging. We also report room-temperature THz optical constants of BiFeO{sub 3}.},
doi = {10.1063/1.3036526},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/960631},
journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2008},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2008}
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