Electron-Phonon Relaxation in Metals Excited by Ultra-Short Laser Pulse

Date

2011

Authors

Gamaly, Eugene G
Rode, Andrei V

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IEEE

Abstract

We show, that the electron-phonon relaxation rate in fs-laser excited metal is a strong function of the time-dependent lattice temperature. The lattice heating and restructuring occurs on a much shorter time scale than previously expected.

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Keywords: Electron-phonon relaxation; fs-Laser; Lattice heating; Lattice temperatures; Time-dependent; Time-scales; Electron-phonon interactions; Optical fibers; Quantum electronics; Optics

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Proceedings of the International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim 2011

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Conference paper

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