Broadband terahertz spectroscopy of chalcogenide glass As30Se30Te40

Tianwu Wang, Elena A. Romonova, Nabil Abdel-Moneim, David Furniss, Anna Krolik, Zhuoqi Tang, Angela Seddon, Trevor Benson, Andrei Lavrinenko, Peter Uhd Jepsen

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    Abstract

    Broadband terahertz time domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) and time resolved terahertz spectroscopy (TRTS) were performed on a 54 μm thick chalcogenide glass (As30Se30Te40) sample using a two-color laser induced air plasma THz system in transmission and reflection configurations, respectively. Two absorption modes were observed at 2–3 THz and 5–8 THz. The photo-induced conductivity can be well described by the Drude-Smith conductivity model, which shows significant carrier localization effects. A fast refractive index change was observed 100 fs before the conductivity reached its maximum with two orders of magnitude larger amplitude than expected for the optically induced THz Kerr effect, indicating that the free carriers are responsible for the transient index change.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of 2016 41st International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves
    Number of pages1
    PublisherIEEE
    Publication date2016
    Pages1-1
    ISBN (Print)9781467384858
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016
    Event41st International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves - Copenhagen, Denmark
    Duration: 25 Sept 201630 Sept 2016
    Conference number: 41

    Conference

    Conference41st International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves
    Number41
    Country/TerritoryDenmark
    CityCopenhagen
    Period25/09/201630/09/2016
    Series International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves
    ISSN2162-2027

    Keywords

    • Conductivity
    • Plasmas
    • Broadband communication
    • Spectroscopy
    • Glass
    • Absorption
    • Reflection

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