Exploring dynamics in the far-infrared with terahertz spectroscopy

CA Schmuttenmaer - Chemical reviews, 2004 - ACS Publications
Chemical and physical systems undergoing change display spectral signatures from the
radio frequency to the X-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum. This has led to the …

Ultrafast terahertz emission from emerging symmetry-broken materials

J Pettine, P Padmanabhan, N Sirica… - Light: Science & …, 2023 - nature.com
Nonlinear optical spectroscopies are powerful tools for investigating both static material
properties and light-induced dynamics. Terahertz (THz) emission spectroscopy has …

Hot-electron transfer from semiconductor nanocrystals

WA Tisdale, KJ Williams, BA Timp, DJ Norris, ES Aydil… - Science, 2010 - science.org
In typical semiconductor solar cells, photons with energies above the semiconductor
bandgap generate hot charge carriers that quickly cool before all of their energy can be …

Observing the multiexciton state in singlet fission and ensuing ultrafast multielectron transfer

WL Chan, M Ligges, A Jailaubekov, L Kaake… - Science, 2011 - science.org
Multiple exciton generation (MEG) refers to the creation of two or more electron-hole pairs
from the absorption of one photon. Although MEG holds great promise, it has proven …

Coherent control of THz wave generation in ambient air

X Xie, J Dai, XC Zhang - Physical review letters, 2006 - APS
Our study of THz wave generation in the pulsed laser induced air plasma with individually
controlled phase, polarization, and amplitude of the optical fundamental wave (ω) and its …

Detection of broadband terahertz waves with a laser-induced plasma in gases

J Dai, X Xie, XC Zhang - Physical review letters, 2006 - APS
We report the experimental results and theoretical analysis of broadband detection of
terahertz (THz) waves via electric-field-induced second-harmonic generation in laser …

The interaction between terahertz radiation and biological tissue

SW Smye, JM Chamberlain… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2001 - iopscience.iop.org
Terahertz (THz) radiation occupies that region of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum
between approximately 0.3 and 20 THz. Recent advances in methods of producing THz …

Characterization of semiconductor interfaces by second-harmonic generation

G Lüpke - Surface Science Reports, 1999 - Elsevier
In recent years, optical second-harmonic generation has matured into a versatile and
powerful technique for probing the electronic and structural properties of buried solid–solid …

Terahertz wave air photonics: terahertz wave generation and detection with laser-induced gas plasma

J Dai, J Liu, XC Zhang - IEEE Journal of selected topics in …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrabroadband, intense terahertz (THz) waves can be generated and detected using
gaseous media as both the THz wave emitter and sensor, with a bandwidth covering the …

Tracking ultrafast photocurrents in the Weyl semimetal TaAs using THz emission spectroscopy

N Sirica, RI Tobey, LX Zhao, GF Chen, B Xu, R Yang… - Physical review …, 2019 - APS
We investigate polarization-dependent ultrafast photocurrents in the Weyl semimetal TaAs
using terahertz (THz) emission spectroscopy. Our results reveal that highly directional …