• Photonic Sensors
  • Vol. 9, Issue 3, 268 (2019)
Junhu ZHOU1, Tong ZHOU2, Dongsheng YANG1, Zhenyu WANG2、3、*, Zhen ZHANG4, Jie YOU2、3, Zhongjie XU1, Xin ZHENG2、3, and Xiang-ai CHENG1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of High Performance Computing, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 3National Innovation Institute of Defense Technology, Academy of Military Sciences PLA China, Beijing 100010, China
  • 4State Key Laboratory of Laser Interaction with Matter, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi’an 710024, China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s13320-019-0528-y Cite this Article
    Junhu ZHOU, Tong ZHOU, Dongsheng YANG, Zhenyu WANG, Zhen ZHANG, Jie YOU, Zhongjie XU, Xin ZHENG, Xiang-ai CHENG. Optically Controlled Extraordinary Terahertz Transmission of Bi2Se3 Film Modulator[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2019, 9(3): 268 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Standing on the potential for high-speed modulation and switching in the terahertz (THz) regime, all-optical approaches whose response speeds mainly depend on the lifetime of nonequilibrium free carriers have attracted a tremendous attention. Here, we establish a novel bi-direction THz modulation experiment controlled by femtosecond laser for new functional devices. Specifically, time-resolved transmission measurements are conducted on a series of thin layers Bi2Se3 films fabricated straightforwardly on Al2O3 substrates, with the pump fluence range from 25 μJ/cm2 to 200 μJ/cm2 per pulse. After photoexcitation, an ultrafast switching of THz wave with a full recovery time of ~10 ps is observed. For a longer timescale, a photoinduced increase in the transmitted THz amplitude is found in the 8 and 10 quintuple layers (QL) Bi2Se3, which shows a thickness-dependent topological phase transition. Additionally, the broadband modulation effect of the 8 QL Bi2Se3 film is presented at the time delays of 2.2 ps and 12.5 ps which have a maximum modulation depth of 6.4% and 1.3% under the pump fluence of 200 μJ/cm2, respectively. Furthermore, the absorption of α optical phonon at 1.9 THz shows a time-dependent evolution which is consistent with the cooling of lattice temperature.
    Junhu ZHOU, Tong ZHOU, Dongsheng YANG, Zhenyu WANG, Zhen ZHANG, Jie YOU, Zhongjie XU, Xin ZHENG, Xiang-ai CHENG. Optically Controlled Extraordinary Terahertz Transmission of Bi2Se3 Film Modulator[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2019, 9(3): 268
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