Front-induced transitions control THz waves

Unusual optical phenomena arise when light interacts with time-varying dielectric media. Here, relativistic propagation of a photoconductivity front in silicon is exploited to temporally stretch and time-reverse terahertz pulses.

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Main Authors:	Aidan W. Schiff-Kearn, Lauren Gingras, Simon Bernier, Nima Chamanara, Kartiek Agarwal, Jean-Michel Ménard, David G. Cooke
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:	Communications Physics
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00667-4

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spelling	doaj-74c2029f235641b7ad38727d3e03473b2021-07-18T11:31:17ZengNature Publishing GroupCommunications Physics2399-36502021-07-01411710.1038/s42005-021-00667-4Front-induced transitions control THz wavesAidan W. Schiff-Kearn0Lauren Gingras1Simon Bernier2Nima Chamanara3Kartiek Agarwal4Jean-Michel Ménard5David G. Cooke6Department of Physics and Centre for the Physics of Materials, McGill UniversityDepartment of Physics and Centre for the Physics of Materials, McGill UniversityDepartment of Physics and Centre for the Physics of Materials, McGill UniversityDepartment of Physics and Centre for the Physics of Materials, McGill UniversityDepartment of Physics and Centre for the Physics of Materials, McGill UniversityDepartment of Physics, University of OttawaDepartment of Physics and Centre for the Physics of Materials, McGill UniversityUnusual optical phenomena arise when light interacts with time-varying dielectric media. Here, relativistic propagation of a photoconductivity front in silicon is exploited to temporally stretch and time-reverse terahertz pulses.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00667-4
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title	Front-induced transitions control THz waves
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description	Unusual optical phenomena arise when light interacts with time-varying dielectric media. Here, relativistic propagation of a photoconductivity front in silicon is exploited to temporally stretch and time-reverse terahertz pulses.
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Front-induced transitions control THz waves

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