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Ultrafast optical tuning of superconducting terahertz metamaterials

  • Ranjan Singh
  • , Jie Xiong
  • , Abul K. Azad
  • , Hao Yang
  • , Stuart A. Trugman
  • , Q. X. Jia
  • , Antoinette J. Taylor
  • , Hou Tong Chen
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Abstract

We demonstrate the ultrafast switching and tuning of the resonance in high temperature superconducting YBCO metamaterial excited by near infrared femtosecond laser pulses. The infrared photons break the Cooper pairs thus destroys the metamaterial resonance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationQuantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2012
StatePublished - 2012
EventQuantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2012 - San Jose, CA, United States
Duration: May 6 2012May 11 2012

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceQuantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose, CA
Period05/6/1205/11/12

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