High-field terahertz investigations on semiconductor quantum structures

This seminar reviews our recent experimental studies involving terahertz (THz) and mid-infrared radiation from the free-electron laser facility FELBE in Dresden, Germany. As examples for linear measurements, cyclotron resonance spectroscopy and aperture-less near-field microscopy will be addressed. Applications of nonlinear THz spectroscopy include pump-probe experiments in graphene, and nonlinear THz two-photon intersubband excitation in semiconductor quantum wells. The final part of my talk will concentrate on two-color THz spectroscopy, in particular THz sideband generation and coherent dynamics of excitons dressed by strong THz beams.