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Linear photogalvanic current excited in sillenite crystals by femtosecond laser pulses

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We observe electric pulses generated in sillenite crystals (Bi12SiO20 and Bi12TiO20) by 100-fs laser pulses at the wavelength of 400 nm (below the band gaps of both crystals). The peak value of the current pulses scales linearly with the intensity of laser pulses up to ∼45 GW/cm2. The direction of the induced current depends on the polarization state of the laser pulse. This polarization dependence and features of the current detection via charge accumulation at the sample electrodes allow us to conclude that the electric pulses are generated due to the linear photogalvanic effect.

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  1. Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, 70211, Kuopio, Finland

    A. A. Kamshilin

  2. A. F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia

    A. I. Grachev

  3. Laboratory of Laser Spectroscopy, Far Eastern Federal University, 690950, Vladivostok, Russia

    S. S. Golik

  4. Optoelectronics Laboratory, Institute of Automation & Control Processes, FEB RAS, 690041, Vladivostok, Russia

    R. V. Romashko & Y. N. Kulchin

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Kamshilin, A.A., Grachev, A.I., Golik, S.S. et al. Linear photogalvanic current excited in sillenite crystals by femtosecond laser pulses. Appl. Phys. B 106, 899–903 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4742-6

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