Published September 28, 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Coherent optical phonon generation in Bi3Ge4O12

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 (United States)

Description

Time-domain spectroscopy of coherent optical phonons in bismuth germinate (Bi4Ge3O12) is presented. Utilizing both impulsive stimulated Raman scattering and time-domain terahertz spectroscopy, more than 12 unique vibrational states ranging in frequency from 2 to 11 THz are identified, each with coherent lifetimes ranging from 1 to 20 ps. These modes are highly sensitive to crystal orientation and demonstrate frequency shifts on picosecond timescales consistent with an anharmonic lattice potential. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/23/38/385402

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
38
Journal Page Range
[6 p.]
ISSN
0953-8984
CODEN
JCOMEL