Experimental observation of optical orientation of dipolar centers
Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 18, pp. 11500-11506 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.011500
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Abstract
We report discovery of recently predicted phenomenon, optical orientation by polar way of local centers with permanent dipole moment. In a crystal of Bi12SiO20 grown in the argon atmosphere electrical current arises when the polarization of incident light is periodically modulated. Dependence of the current amplitude on the modulation frequency allows us to attribute this current to the predicted effect, which is supported by the data on light-induced dichroism and photoconductivity of the sample. A model of donor-acceptor pairs as dipolar centers is shown to be able to explain main peculiarities of optical orientation of dipolar centers in the crystal.
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OCIS Codes
(190.4720) Nonlinear optics : Optical nonlinearities of condensed matter
(190.7110) Nonlinear optics : Ultrafast nonlinear optics
(320.7130) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast processes in condensed matter, including semiconductors
ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics
History
Original Manuscript: April 3, 2007
Revised Manuscript: July 21, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: August 5, 2007
Published: August 24, 2007
Citation
Alexander I. Grachev, Ervin Nippolainen, and Alexei A. Kamshilin, "Experimental observation of optical orientation of dipolar centers," Opt. Express 15, 11500-11506 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-15-18-11500
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