Optical control of coherent optical phonons in bismuth films

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作者
Hase, M
Mizoguchi, K
Harima, H
Nakashima, S
Tani, M
Sakai, K
Hangyo, M
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[1] COMMUN RES LABS,NISHI KU,KOBE 65124,JAPAN
[2] OSAKA UNIV,RES CTR SUPERCOND MAT & ELECT,SUITA,OSAKA 565,JAPAN
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10.1063/1.117502
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Interference of impulsively excited coherent phonons in semimetals has been studied by using a double-pulse pump-probe technique. Enhancement of the oscillation amplitude of an A(1g) mode is observed when the separation time of the double-pulse is matched to the period of the phonon oscillation, and a cancellation is observed when the separation time is adjusted to half the period of the phonon oscillation. The amplitude after the second pulse shows a sinusoidal dependence as a function of the separation time, and this dependence is explained in terms of a superposition of two coherent phonon oscillations. In addition, not only the A(1g) mode but also an E(g) mode have been observed by electro-optic sampling. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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