Photonic Sensors, Volume. 9, Issue 3, 268(2019)
Optically Controlled Extraordinary Terahertz Transmission of Bi2Se3 Film Modulator
Standing on the potential for high-speed modulation and switching in the terahertz (THz) regime, all-optical approaches whose response speeds mainly depend on the lifetime of nonequilibrium free carriers have attracted a tremendous attention. Here, we establish a novel bi-direction THz modulation experiment controlled by femtosecond laser for new functional devices. Specifically, time-resolved transmission measurements are conducted on a series of thin layers Bi2Se3 films fabricated straightforwardly on Al2O3 substrates, with the pump fluence range from 25 μJ/cm2 to 200 μJ/cm2 per pulse. After photoexcitation, an ultrafast switching of THz wave with a full recovery time of ~10 ps is observed. For a longer timescale, a photoinduced increase in the transmitted THz amplitude is found in the 8 and 10 quintuple layers (QL) Bi2Se3, which shows a thickness-dependent topological phase transition. Additionally, the broadband modulation effect of the 8 QL Bi2Se3 film is presented at the time delays of 2.2 ps and 12.5 ps which have a maximum modulation depth of 6.4% and 1.3% under the pump fluence of 200 μJ/cm2, respectively. Furthermore, the absorption of α optical phonon at 1.9 THz shows a time-dependent evolution which is consistent with the cooling of lattice temperature.
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Junhu ZHOU, Tong ZHOU, Dongsheng YANG, Zhenyu WANG, Zhen ZHANG, Jie YOU, Zhongjie XU, Xin ZHENG, Xiang-ai CHENG. Optically Controlled Extraordinary Terahertz Transmission of Bi2Se3 Film Modulator[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2019, 9(3): 268
Received: Sep. 15, 2018
Accepted: Nov. 27, 2018
Published Online: Sep. 8, 2019
The Author Email: WANG Zhenyu (oscarwang2008@sina.com)