Efficient terahertz-wave generation and its ultrafast optical modulation in charge ordered organic ferroelectrics
- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578 (Japan)
- Department of Applied Physics, Okayama University of Science, Okayama 700-0005 (Japan)
- Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute, Nagakute 480-1192 (Japan)
Efficient terahertz (THz) wave generation in strongly correlated organic compounds α-(ET){sub 2}I{sub 3} and α′-(ET){sub 2}IBr{sub 2} (ET:bis(ethylenedithio)-tetrathiafulvalene) was demonstrated. The spontaneous polarization induced by charge ordering or electronic ferroelectricity was revealed to trigger the THz-wave generation via optical rectification; the estimated 2nd-order nonlinear optical susceptibility for α-(ET){sub 2}I{sub 3} is over 70 times larger than that for prototypical THz-source ZnTe. Ultrafast (<1 ps) and sensitive (∼40%) photoresponse of the THz wave was observed for α-(ET){sub 2}I{sub 3}, which is attributable to photoinduced quenching of the polarization accompanied by insulator(ferroelectric)-to-metal transition. Modulation of the THz wave was observed for α′-(ET){sub 2}IBr{sub 2} upon the poling procedure, indicating the alignment of polar domains.
- OSTI ID:
- 22267754
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 104, Issue 17; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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