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.

Bibliographic Details
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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