中国物理B ›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (3): 34212-034212.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/23/3/034212

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Effect of optical pump on the dielectric properties of SrTiO3 in terahertz range

吴亮, 蒋霖坤, 袁偲, 丁欣, 姚建铨   

  1. College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Institute of Laser and Opto-electronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
    Key Laboratory of Opto-electronics Information Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 收稿日期:2013-09-06 修回日期:2013-09-18 出版日期:2014-03-15 发布日期:2014-03-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61205096 and 61271066).

Effect of optical pump on the dielectric properties of SrTiO3 in terahertz range

Wu Liang (吴亮), Jiang Lin-Kun (蒋霖坤), Yuan Cai (袁偲), Ding Xin (丁欣), Yao Jian-Quan (姚建铨)   

  1. College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Institute of Laser and Opto-electronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
    Key Laboratory of Opto-electronics Information Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • Received:2013-09-06 Revised:2013-09-18 Online:2014-03-15 Published:2014-03-15
  • Contact: Wu Liang E-mail:wuliang@tju.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61205096 and 61271066).

摘要: Tuning the dielectric permittivity spectra of strontium titanate (SrTiO3) single crystals in an external optical field is investigated at room temperature by means of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. The application of the optical field leads to an appreciable tuning of the permittivity, reaching up to 2.8%, with the dielectric loss changing about 3%. The observed behavior is interpreted in terms of soft-mode hardening due to the anharmonic character of its potential. We also find that the change of the refractive index responds linearly to the applied light power. These findings are attributed to a linear electro-optical effect of the internal space charge field of the crystal.

关键词: THz materials, optical constants, ferroelectrics

Abstract: Tuning the dielectric permittivity spectra of strontium titanate (SrTiO3) single crystals in an external optical field is investigated at room temperature by means of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. The application of the optical field leads to an appreciable tuning of the permittivity, reaching up to 2.8%, with the dielectric loss changing about 3%. The observed behavior is interpreted in terms of soft-mode hardening due to the anharmonic character of its potential. We also find that the change of the refractive index responds linearly to the applied light power. These findings are attributed to a linear electro-optical effect of the internal space charge field of the crystal.

Key words: THz materials, optical constants, ferroelectrics

中图分类号:  (Optical materials)

  • 42.70.-a
78.20.Ci (Optical constants (including refractive index, complex dielectric constant, absorption, reflection and transmission coefficients, emissivity)) 77.80.-e (Ferroelectricity and antiferroelectricity)