Coherent phonons imprinted into reflectivity oscillations of laser-excited Bi through electron-phonon coupling

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Boschetto, David
Gamaly, Eugene G
Rode, Andrei V
Luther-Davies, Barry
Glijer, D. G.
Garl, T.
Albert, O.
Rousse, Antoine
Etchepare, J.

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Optical Society of America

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We show that the reflectivity of laser-excited solid relates to phonons, driven by thermal forces, through the electron-phonon coupling rate. Controlled excitation of phonons is available by the optimum combination of laser and material parameters.

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CLEO/QELS 07 Technical Digest CD-ROM

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2037-12-31