Coherent phonon oscillations excited by second-order Raman scattering in CdZnTe multiple quantum wells and cubic ZnTe

Y. Lim, S. Yoon, K. Yee, J. Lee, D. Kim, D. Lee

Phys. Rev. B 68 153308 (2003)

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Abstract

We report observation of strong phonon-pair oscillations in CdZnTe multiple quantum wells and cubic ZnTe(001). Using femtosecond laser pulses with photon energies far below the bandgap, the coherent phonon-pair oscillations are generated via the impulsive stimulated Raman scattering of the second order. Polarization- and phase-sensitive measurements allow us to resolve both relative Raman polarizabilities of various symmetry modes and their initial phases, simultaneously.