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Third-harmonic generation (THG) from silicon crystals excited by femtosecond pulses has been studied. THG as a function of probe pulse delay from linear and circularly polarized probe pulses was examined. Both polarizations exhibit a fast, 300 fs drop in THG when the Si is pumped by pulses with fluence above the melting threshold. This drop for both polarizations indicates that electronic effects dominate THG in laser-melted Si since structural effects should principally influence THG from linearly polarized probes, suggesting that care needs to be exercised in interpreting THG signal as an ultrafast probe of crystalline structure in semiconductors.
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Grigsby, W., Ditmire, T. Characterization of third-harmonic generation from femtosecond laser-excited silicon. Appl. Phys. B 94, 389–392 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-3341-7
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