EPJ Web of Conferences (Mar 2013)

Nonlinear ultrafast dynamics of high temperature YBa2Cu3O7–δ superconductors probed with THz pump / THz probe spectroscopy

  • Chen H. T.,
  • Jia Q.,
  • Trugman D.,
  • Yan L.,
  • Grady N. K.,
  • Hwang H. Y.,
  • Perkins B. G.,
  • Taylor A. J.,
  • Nelson K. A.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134103010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 41
p. 03010

Abstract

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High power THz pulses induce near transparency in superconductive YBCO thin films below the critical temperature. THz pump/THz probe measurements reveal a decay of the induced transparency on the time scale of a few picoseconds.