Breakdown of THz Kerr-Effect in Diamond Observed with 2D Spectroscopy

We investigate the breakdown of the well-known electric-field-squared dependence of the terahertz Kerr effect in diamond. Using two-dimensional (2D) terahertz spectroscopy we show that higher order effects occur at high fields.

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Published in2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors Nielson, Megan F., Moss, Clayton D., Ho, Sin-Hang Enoch, Dominguez, Josue, Johnson, Jeremy A.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published OSA 01.05.2023
Subjects
Diamonds
Electric breakdown
Kerr effect
Spectroscopy
Two dimensional displays
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Summary:We investigate the breakdown of the well-known electric-field-squared dependence of the terahertz Kerr effect in diamond. Using two-dimensional (2D) terahertz spectroscopy we show that higher order effects occur at high fields.
DOI:10.1364/CLEO_FS.2023.FF3B.5