WO2013018813A1 - ポンププローブ測定装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a pump probe measuring device.
- a sample is instantaneously excited by irradiating a measurement target with a pump pulse having a strong intensity. Then, a weak intensity probe pulse is irradiated while the excited state is relaxed, and the reflected light intensity is measured. The obtained reflected light intensity is proportional to the reflectivity of the sample at the moment when the probe pulse hits.
- modulation measurement is performed in order to improve the signal-to-noise ratio.
- the most general technique there is a technique in which the intensity of the pump pulse is modulated and the response of the probe signal to this modulation is detected by a lock-in amplifier.
- a method of modulating the polarization of the pump pulse and the delay time is also known.
- a delay time modulation method of modulating a delay time in a rectangular wave is effective for realizing a time-resolved scanning probe microscope in which a scanning probe microscope and a pulse laser are combined. And a microscope apparatus that simultaneously realizes a spatial resolution of 1 nanometer (nm).
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional delay time modulation apparatus.
- the conventional delay time modulation device applies periodic modulation to the delay time by mechanically vibrating the mirror position.
- the laser pulse from the light source is divided into two optical paths of a retroreflector 1 (RR1) and a retroreflector 2 (RR2) by the half mirror 1 (HM1).
- the amount of light at the time of division is not necessarily 1: 1, and an arbitrary ratio can be selected depending on the characteristics of the half mirror to be used.
- RR1 and RR2 are devices that reflect a light pulse in a direction exactly opposite to the incident direction, and usually a combination of three mirrors that are perpendicular to each other.
- the reflected lights of RR1 and RR2 are superimposed on exactly the same optical axis in the half mirror 2 (HM2).
- an optical pulse is generated at a position shifted in time on the optical axis overlapped by HM2.
- the delay time between pulses can be accurately controlled by mechanically changing the position of RR1 or RR2.
- an accuracy of 1 femtosecond or less can be achieved.
- the position of RR1 may be periodically changed. In the past, many measurements have been performed to perform delay time modulation by periodically changing the mirror position.
- the modulation amplitude and modulation frequency of the delay time there are significant restrictions on the modulation amplitude and modulation frequency of the delay time. Since the optical path length and the delay time are proportional to each other with the speed of light as a coefficient, for example, in order to modulate the delay time with an amplitude of 100 ps, the mirror position must be changed with an amplitude of 1.5 cm. Such large-amplitude mirror position modulation can be achieved only at a very low frequency of about 10 Hz. At an amplitude of 1.5 cm or more, or at a frequency of about 10 Hz, vibrations that adversely affect the surrounding optical devices occur, and there is a problem that accurate modulation cannot be performed due to deformation of the drive mechanism itself.
- the delay time modulation method using the mirror position modulation has a very small amplitude (approximately 100 fs). Only to the extent).
- FIG. 11 is a time chart for explaining a delay time modulation method using a conventional pulse picker.
- the laser oscillator generates a laser pulse at a time interval of about 10 ns. After the laser pulse is divided into two optical paths by a half mirror or the like, the laser pulse enters the two pulse pickers from the right direction.
- the pulse picker can select and transmit one pulse at an arbitrary timing from a continuously incident pulse train.
- the delay time can be generated by transmitting the pulse at different timings.
- the delay time can be modulated at a very high speed and with a large amplitude.
- the minimum value of the modulation width of the delay time is determined by the pulse interval of the original pulse train, and is typically about 10 ns. This corresponds to about 3 m in terms of the optical path length, and is 3 to 4 orders of magnitude larger than the delay time modulation amplitude that can be realized by mirror position modulation.
- the delay time can be changed for each transmitted pulse, and high-speed modulation of about 1 MHz is possible if necessary.
- the delay time modulation using the pulse picker of FIG. 11 does not give very good results when applied to a high-speed phenomenon of 1 ns or less. This is because the excitation frequency of the sample, that is, the number of measurements per unit time is greatly reduced because pulses are thinned out to generate the delay time.
- the pulse picker when a water-cooled Pockels cell is used as the pulse picker, it is difficult to make the repetition frequency of the output optical pulse higher than about 2 MHz due to the limitation due to heat generation of the Pockels cell.
- the repetition frequency of the titanium sapphire laser oscillator is about 100 MHz
- the pulse picker when the pulse picker is used, the number of times of excitation of the sample per unit time becomes 1/50, and the detected signal is also 1 / 50.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a pump probe measuring apparatus that can accurately measure a high-speed phenomenon of 1 ns or less.
- a pump probe measuring apparatus includes a first ultrashort optical pulse train that becomes pump light, and a first delay light that has a first delay time with respect to pump light and becomes probe light.
- An ultrashort optical pulse laser generator that generates two ultrashort optical pulse trains, and a third ultrashort optical pulse train that has a second delay time with respect to the pump light and serves as probe light;
- an optical shutter unit that receives the third ultrashort optical pulse train, an optical shutter control unit that controls the optical shutter unit, an irradiation optical system that irradiates the sample with pump light and probe light, and a probe signal from the sample.
- a detection unit including a sensor to detect and phase sensitive detection means connected to the sensor, and the second ultrashort optical pulse train and the third ultrashort optical pulse train are pumped by the optical shutter control unit. Slow probe light against Time is periodically modulated is irradiated on the sample as the probe light are alternately and detects the phase sensitive detection means to synchronize the probe signal to periodic modulation of the delay time.
- the ultrashort optical pulse laser generation unit divides the ultrashort optical pulse generated by this ultrashort optical pulse laser light source into three and becomes pump light by dividing it into three.
- a second optical delay unit that delays the third ultrashort optical pulse train by a second delay time with respect to the pump light.
- the ultra-short optical pulse laser generator has a first ultra-short optical pulse laser light source serving as pump light, a second ultra-short optical pulse laser light source generating a second ultra-short optical pulse train serving as probe light, and a probe And a third ultrashort optical pulse laser light source that generates a third ultrashort optical pulse train that becomes light, and the first to third ultrashort optical pulse laser light sources are synchronously oscillated with a specific delay time. Also good.
- the optical shutter unit includes a first optical shutter and a second optical shutter, the second ultrashort optical pulse train is incident on the first optical shutter, and the third ultrashort optical pulse train is the second optical shutter train. The light may enter the optical shutter.
- the optical shutter unit includes only one optical shutter composed of an electro-optic element and a polarization rotation element, and the second ultrashort optical pulse train and the third ultrashort optical pulse train are incident on the optical shutter unit. May be.
- a first optical delay unit that delays a second ultrashort optical pulse train by a first delay time with respect to the pump light; and a third ultrashort optical pulse train that is delayed by a second delay time with respect to the pump light.
- a second optical delay unit may be composed of a photodiode, and the reflected light of the probe light from the sample may be incident on the photodiode, and the reflection intensity may be detected as the first probe signal.
- the sensor may be a scanning probe microscope, and the second probe signal may be detected by the probe of the scanning probe microscope on the surface of the sample irradiated with the pump light and the probe light.
- the measuring device of the present invention is characterized by including any of the pump probe measuring devices described above as one of the constituent elements.
- the present invention in a time-resolved measurement including a femtosecond region using a pulse laser, from a phenomenon of a short relaxation time to a long phenomenon without modulating the irradiation light intensity or thinning out the pulse using a pulse picker.
- the weak signal can be stably measured with high sensitivity and high accuracy over a wide measurement range.
- the relationship between the pump light, the first probe light, the second probe light, the pump light and the first probe light applied to the sample, and the pump light and the second probe light applied to the sample It is a time chart which shows. It is a time chart which shows the time change of delay time. It is a time chart which shows the signal measured by a detection part, ie, a probe signal (P). It is a figure which shows the dependence to the delay time Td of a probe signal (P). It is a figure which shows the structural example of the pump probe measuring apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 1 It is a figure which shows the structural example of the pump probe measuring apparatus which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the detection part using the scanning tunnel microscope as a scanning probe microscope. It is a figure which shows the probe signal from the reflected light of the low temperature growth GaAs measured with the pump probe measuring apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structure of the conventional delay time modulation apparatus. It is a time chart explaining the conventional pulse picker.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a pump probe measuring apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the pump probe measuring apparatus 1 includes a first ultrashort optical pulse train that becomes pump light 3a, a second ultrashort optical pulse train that becomes first probe light 3b, and a second probe light 3c.
- a shutter control unit 10 an irradiation optical system 8 that irradiates the sample with pump light 3 a and probe lights 3 b and 3 c, a sensor 11 that detects a probe signal from the sample 7, and phase sensitive detection means 12 that detects the probe signal.
- a detection unit 20 comprising:
- the ultrashort light pulse laser generator 2 has a first ultrashort light pulse train that becomes the pump light 3a and a second probe light 3b that has a first delay time with respect to the pump light 3a. And a third ultrashort optical pulse train having a second delay time with respect to the pump light and serving as the second probe light 3c.
- the ultrashort light pulse laser generator 2 includes a laser light source 3, a branching optical system 4, and an optical delay unit 5.
- the branching optical system 4 is composed of an optical member, and the branching optical system 4 branches the laser light from the laser light source 3 into pump light 3a, first probe light 3b, and second probe light 3c.
- the laser light source 3 is, for example, a femtosecond pulse laser light source.
- a titanium sapphire laser oscillator having an average luminance of about 1 W and generating a laser pulse having a wavelength of about 800 nm and a time width of about 25 fs at a repetition frequency of about 100 MHz can be used.
- the branching optical system 4 includes a first half mirror 4a on which light from the laser light source 3 enters, a second half mirror 4b disposed on the optical path side of the light reflected by the half mirror 4a, and a second half mirror 4a.
- the first mirror 4c is disposed on the optical path side of the light passing through the half mirror 4b.
- the second half mirror 4b is disposed above the first half mirror 4a.
- the first mirror 4c is disposed above the second half mirror 4b.
- the laser pulse from the laser light source 3 is branched into transmitted light and reflected light by the first half mirror 4 a arranged in the laser light emission path of the laser light source 3.
- the transmitted light by the half mirror 4a is used as the pump light 3a
- the reflected light is used as the first and second probe lights 3b and 3c.
- the second half mirror 4b is disposed in the optical path of the reflected light from the first half mirror 4a, branches the reflected light into transmitted light and reflected light, and uses the reflected light as the second ultrashort optical pulse train.
- the transmitted light is the third ultrashort optical pulse train.
- the optical delay unit 5 passes through the first optical delay unit 5a on which the second ultrashort optical pulse train reflected by the second half mirror 4b is incident, and the second half mirror 4b, and passes through the first mirror 4c. And a second optical delay unit 5b on which the third ultrashort optical pulse train reflected by the laser beam is incident.
- the first and second optical delay units 5a and 5b can be configured by an optical system using adjustment of the optical path length by a movable mirror having a known configuration.
- the movable mirror is composed of a pair of reflection mirrors disposed obliquely at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the incident optical axis, and light incident along the incident optical axis is incident on the incident optical axis by one reflection mirror. Is reflected perpendicularly to the other reflection mirror and is reflected by the other reflection mirror in parallel to the incident direction.
- the length of the optical path length is adjusted by moving and adjusting the movable mirror in the optical axis direction. Accordingly, in the first optical delay unit 5a, the first probe light 3b having the first delay time in the first ultrashort optical pulse train that becomes the pump light 3a is moved by the movement of the movable mirror to the optical shutter unit. 6 is emitted.
- the variable range of the movable mirror optical path length is generally about 30 cm, and a delay time setting range of, for example, 0 to 1 ns is given between the pump light 3a and the first probe light 3b.
- the second optical delay unit 5b can appropriately set the second delay time of the second probe light 3c with respect to the pump light 3a by moving the movable mirror.
- the ultrashort light pulse laser generator 2 converts the laser light from the laser light source 3 into the first ultrashort light pulse train that becomes the pump light 3a and the delay time T d 1 with respect to the pump light 3a.
- a second ultrashort optical pulse train comprising a first probe light 3b having a third ultra comprising a second probe light 3c has a delay time T d 2 relative to the pump beam 3a A short light pulse train is generated.
- the optical shutter unit 6 receives the first optical shutter 6a to which the second ultrashort optical pulse train to be the first probe light 3b is incident and the third ultrashort optical pulse train to be the second probe light 3c.
- the second optical shutter 6b The optical shutter unit 6 is controlled by the optical shutter control unit 10. Delay time modulation is performed by alternately opening the optical shutter 6a and the optical shutter 6b.
- an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) or an electro-optic modulator (EOM) can be used as the electro-optic modulator. If a Pockels cell is used as the first and second optical shutters 6a and 6b, high-speed modulation of 1 kHz or more can be realized without mechanical vibration.
- the optical shutter control unit 10 includes, for example, a function generator and an inverter.
- the function generator generates a 1 kHz rectangular wave signal, and its output is sent to the first optical shutter 6a.
- the inverter inverts the sign of the function generator signal, and the output is sent to the second optical shutter 6b. With this configuration, the first optical shutter 6a and the second optical shutter 6b are alternately opened at a period corresponding to a frequency of 1 kHz, for example.
- the detection unit 20 includes an irradiation optical system 8, a sensor 11 that measures a probe signal obtained from reflected light of the probe pulse lights 3b and 3c irradiated on the sample 7, and a phase that detects delay time dependency of the probe signal. It consists of sensitive detection means 12.
- the irradiation optical system 8 includes a pump light 3a generated from the ultrashort light pulse laser generator 2, a first probe light 3b having a first delay time with respect to the pump light 3a, and a pump light 3a. In contrast, the sample 7 is irradiated with the second probe light 3c having the second delay time.
- the irradiation optical system 8 shown in FIG. 1 includes a second mirror 8a and two half mirrors 8b and 8c.
- the irradiation optical system 8 may include a mirror or an objective lens that guides the pump light 3a, the first probe light 3b, and the second probe light 3c to the surface of the sample 7, respectively.
- the pump light 3a, the first probe light 3b, and the second probe light 3c are collected on the surface of the sample 7.
- the senor 11 When measuring the reflected light intensity as a probe signal, the sensor 11 may be configured using, for example, a Si photodiode. As the photodiode, a pin photodiode can be used. The probe light reflected by the sample 7 can be guided to a pin photodiode, and the obtained reflected light intensity can be measured as a probe signal.
- a Si photodiode As the photodiode, a pin photodiode can be used. The probe light reflected by the sample 7 can be guided to a pin photodiode, and the obtained reflected light intensity can be measured as a probe signal.
- a two-phase lock-in amplifier can be used for the phase sensitive detection means 12.
- the probe signal is input to the two-phase lock-in amplifier, and the phase sensitivity detection is performed at the modulation frequency of the delay time in the shutter control unit 10 to measure the delay time dependency of the probe signal obtained from the sample 7 by the sensor 11. Is possible.
- the optical path of the pump light 3a irradiated from the laser light source 3 to the sample 7 will be described.
- the light from the laser light source 3 passes through the first half mirror 4a, is reflected by the second mirror 8a, then passes through the third half mirror 8b, and this transmitted light is reflected by the fourth half mirror 8c.
- the pump light 3 a incident on the sample 7 is obtained.
- the 1st probe light 3b irradiated to the sample 7 from the laser light source 3 is demonstrated.
- the light reflected by the first half mirror 4a is divided into transmitted light and reflected light by the second half mirror 4b.
- a first optical delay unit 5a, a first optical shutter 6a, and a third half mirror 8b are disposed on the optical path of the reflected light.
- the light reflected by the first half mirror 4a and then reflected by the second half mirror 4b out of the light from the laser light source 3 is the first optical delay unit 5a and the first optical shutter.
- the first probe light 3b reaches the sample 7 after T d 1 has elapsed after the delay time T d 1 is generated by the first optical delay unit 5a and the pump light 3a is irradiated.
- the second probe light 3c irradiated from the laser light source 3 to the sample 7 will be described.
- the light transmitted through the second half mirror 4b is reflected by the first mirror 4c.
- a second optical delay unit 5b, a second optical shutter 6b, and a fourth half mirror 8c are disposed on the optical path of the reflected light.
- the light reflected from the first half mirror 4a and then transmitted through the second half mirror 4b out of the light from the laser light source 3 is reflected by the first mirror 4c and then the second optical
- the light passes through the delay unit 5b and the second optical shutter 6b, passes through the fourth half mirror 8c, and then becomes the second probe light 3c, which is irradiated onto the sample 7.
- Second probe light 3c the delay time of T d 2 is generated by the second optical delay portion 5b, after T d 2 has passed after the pump light 3a is irradiated, it reaches the sample 7.
- FIG. 2 shows the pump light 3a, the first probe light 3b, the second probe light 3c, the pump light 3a and the first probe light 3b applied to the sample 7, and the pump applied to the sample 7.
- the horizontal axis represents time
- the vertical axis represents only the first probe light 3b by the pump light 3a, the first probe light 3b, the second probe light 3c, and the optical shutter unit 6 in order from top to bottom.
- Incident light on the sample 7 when it passes (delay time is T d 1 )
- incident light on the sample 7 when only the second probe light 3 c is passed by the optical shutter unit 6 (delay time is T d 2 ).
- the sample 7 is irradiated with only one of the first probe light 3 b and the second probe light 3 c by the optical shutter unit 6. Therefore, the incident light to the sample 7 of T d 1 in the case where the first probe light 3b enters, consist pulse pair having a delay time of T d 2 in the case where the second probe light 3c is incident Will be.
- FIG. 3 is a time chart showing a time change of the delay time (T d ). As shown in FIG. 3, by periodically switching the optical shutter unit 6, the delay time of the probe light is modulated in a rectangular wave between T d 1 and T d 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a time chart showing a time change of the probe signal (P) measured by the sensor 11.
- the probe signal measured by the sensor 11 in accordance with the periodic modulation of the delay time is a rectangular wave signal that oscillates between P (T d 1 ) and P (T d 2 ). Become.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the dependence of the probe signal (P) on the delay time Td .
- the delay time T d 2 is particularly large.
- the measured value can be approximately regarded as P (T d 1 ) ⁇ P ( ⁇ ).
- the measured value is proportional to P (T d 1 ) itself measured with P ( ⁇ ) as a reference.
- the pump probe measuring apparatus 1 of the present invention can accurately measure the delay time dependency of the probe signal for a high-speed phenomenon of 1 ns or less, that is, in the order of ps.
- Pulse repetition frequency 100 MHz
- Pulse repetition period 10 ns
- Two delay times 0-5ns
- Delay time modulation frequency (shutter opening and closing frequency): 1 kHz (period is 1 ms)
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a pump probe measuring apparatus 30 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the pump probe measuring apparatus 30 according to the second embodiment is provided with a single optical shutter unit 6A in place of the optical shutter unit 6 shown in FIG. It differs from the pump probe measuring device 1 according to the embodiment.
- the optical shutter unit 6A is composed of one Pockels cell serving as the optical shutter 6c, a fifth half mirror 6e, a polarization rotation element 31, and a third mirror 6d.
- the irradiation optical system 8A is composed of a second mirror 8a and a third half mirror 8b. That is, compared with the irradiation optical system 8 of FIG.
- the optical shutter control unit 10 includes a circuit that generates, for example, a 1 kHz rectangular wave as a signal for controlling the Pockels cell serving as the optical shutter 6c.
- the optical shutter controller 10 can use a pulse generator or a function generator.
- the optical shutter 6c will be described as a Pockels cell.
- the light from the laser light source 3 passes through the first half mirror 4 a, is reflected by the second mirror 8 a, is then reflected by the third half mirror 8 b, and becomes pump light 3 a that is incident on the sample 7.
- the first probe light 3b irradiated from the laser light source 3 to the sample 7 will be described.
- the light reflected by the first half mirror 4a is divided into transmitted light and reflected light by the second half mirror 4b.
- the first optical delay unit 5a, the polarization rotation element 31, and the third mirror 6d are disposed on the optical path of the reflected light.
- a ⁇ / 2 plate can be used as the polarization rotation element 31.
- the ⁇ / 2 plate 31 is also called a half-wave plate.
- the light reflected by the first half mirror 4 a and then reflected by the second half mirror 4 b passes through the first optical delay unit 5 a and the ⁇ / 2 plate 31.
- the Pockels cell 6c After passing through, reflected by the third mirror 6d, and then reflected by the fifth half mirror 6e, it passes through the Pockels cell 6c and becomes the first probe light 3b, which is irradiated onto the sample 7.
- a delay time of T d 1 is generated by the first optical delay unit 5a. Therefore, the first probe light 3b reaches the sample 7 after T d 1 has elapsed after the sample 7 is irradiated with the pump light 3a.
- the 2nd probe light 3c irradiated to the sample 7 from the laser light source 3 is demonstrated.
- the light transmitted through the second half mirror 4b is reflected by the first mirror 4c.
- a second optical delay unit 5b, a fifth half mirror 6e, a Pockels cell 6c, and a third half mirror 8b are disposed on the optical path of the reflected light.
- the light from the laser light source 3 the light reflected by the first half mirror 4 a and then transmitted through the second half mirror 4 b is reflected by the first mirror 4 c, and the second optical delay unit After passing through 5b, the fifth half mirror 6e, the Pockels cell 6c and the third half mirror 8b, it becomes the second probe light 3c and is irradiated to the sample 7.
- Second probe light 3c the delay time of T d 2 is generated by a second optical delay portion 5b. For this reason, the second probe light 3 c reaches the sample 7 after T d 2 has elapsed after the sample 7 is irradiated with the pump light 3 a.
- the Pockels cell 6c does not allow light in a certain polarization direction to pass, that is, when blocking, light in the polarization direction orthogonal thereto passes through the element with almost no loss. Conversely, when light in a certain polarization direction is transmitted with almost no loss, the light in the polarization direction orthogonal thereto is blocked. Therefore, if the polarization directions of the second pulse train and the third pulse train are orthogonalized by the polarization rotation element 31 such as a ⁇ / 2 plate, the automatic operation is possible if the Pockels cell 6c is opened with respect to the second pulse train. Thus, the Pockels cell 6c is closed for the third pulse train.
- the Pockels cell 6c is closed for the second pulse train, the Pockels cell 6c is automatically opened for the third pulse train.
- two optical shutters 6a and 6b are required in the pump probe measuring apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1, and only one Pockels cell 6c is used as the optical shutter in the pump probe measuring apparatus 30 shown in FIG. Nevertheless, the same operation as that of the pump probe measuring apparatus 1 can be performed.
- the Pockels cell 6c to be used is mounted by inserting the ⁇ / 2 plate 31 after the one optical delay unit 5a of the pump probe measuring device 1 and rotating the polarized light by 90 degrees. It becomes possible to reduce it to one. Furthermore, according to the pump probe measuring device 30, it is possible to remove technical difficulties in operating the two optical shutters 6a and 6b performed in the pump probe measuring device 1 with high accuracy in time synchronization.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a pump probe measuring apparatus 40 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the pump probe measuring apparatus 40 according to the third embodiment is provided with an ultrashort optical pulse laser generator 2A in place of the ultrashort optical pulse laser generator 2 described above. This is different from the pump probe measuring apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the ultrashort light pulse laser generator 2A generates a first laser light source 43a that generates pump light 3a, a second laser light source 43b that generates first probe light 3b, and a second probe light 3c.
- the third laser light source 43c includes three laser light sources 43.
- the light from the first laser light source 43a is reflected by the mirror 8a, then passes through the third half mirror 8b, and then is reflected by the fourth half mirror 8c to become pump light 3a incident on the sample 7. .
- the second laser light source 43b is synchronized with the first laser light source 43a, and a laser light source that oscillates after a delay time T d 1.
- the pulsed light generated from the second laser light source 43b passes through the first optical shutter 6a, is reflected by the third half mirror 8b, and then is reflected by the fourth half mirror 8c. It becomes probe light 3b and is irradiated to the sample 7.
- the first probe light 3b reaches the sample 7 after T d 1 has elapsed after the pump light 3a is irradiated.
- the third laser light source 43c is synchronized with the first laser light source 43a, and a laser light source that oscillates after a delay time T d 2.
- the pulsed light generated from the third laser light source 43c passes through the second optical shutter 6b, then passes through the fourth half mirror 8c, becomes the second probe light 3c, and is irradiated onto the sample 7.
- the second probe light 3 c reaches the sample 7 after T d 2 has elapsed after the sample 7 is irradiated with the pump light 3 a.
- the optical delay unit 5 becomes unnecessary.
- the pump probe measuring devices 1, 30, and 40 of the present invention can be used for measurement without thinning out pulses from the laser oscillator, and can realize a delay time with a large amplitude and a high frequency. Thereby, the photocarrier excitation to the sample 7 and the measurement of the relaxation process can be measured with high sensitivity.
- the senor 11 that detects the probe signal from the sample 7 detects the reflected light from the sample 7 using a photodiode, but a scanning probe microscope device placed on the sample 7 is used. Another embodiment used as a sensor will be described.
- the probe signal acquired by the detection unit 20 includes a probe signal obtained from a probe serving as a sensor arranged close to the sample 7.
- a scanning probe microscope (SPM), a scanning atomic force microscope (AFM), a scanning near-field microscope (NSOM), or the like can be used. In the present invention, these microscopes are collectively referred to as scanning probe microscopes.
- the probe signal obtained from the sample 7 excited by the pump light 3a, the probe light 3b, 3c, or the like is measured. It becomes possible.
- the signal-to-noise ratio (S / N ratio) is greatly improved by increasing the average excitation light intensity of the pump light 3a.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a sensor 11a using a scanning tunneling microscope as a scanning probe microscope.
- a probe 15 of a scanning tunnel microscope (not shown) is arranged in the vicinity of the sample 7.
- a voltage is applied from the DC power source 16 between the sample 7 and the probe 15, and an ammeter 17 for measuring a tunnel current flowing between the sample 7 and the probe 15 is connected.
- a metal probe can be used as the probe 15 of the scanning tunneling microscope.
- a sensor that becomes the probe 15 is used according to the measurement object.
- the delay time dependency of the probe signal can be accurately measured for a high-speed phenomenon of 1 ns or less, for example.
- two-dimensional measurement of the surface of the sample 7 becomes possible. That is, when the surface of the sample 7 excited by the pump light 3a relaxes, the excitation process and relaxation process of the surface of the sample 7 can be observed with a high spatial resolution from angstroms to nm.
- a scanning probe microscope apparatus that is a modulation type and has time resolution on the order of femtoseconds can be realized.
- the pump probe measuring devices 1, 30, and 40 of the present invention can be used as various measuring devices in addition to measuring devices such as a scanning electron microscope and a transmission electron microscope.
- the following examples further illustrate the present invention.
- the pump probe measuring device 30 shown in FIG. 6 As the laser light source 3 in FIG. 6, CHAMELEON manufactured by Coherent Co. was used. As the optical shutter 6c, a Pockels cell (350-80LA) manufactured by CONOPTICS was used. The reflected light of the probe light irradiated on the sample 7 was received by a pin photodiode, and this probe signal was detected by the phase sensitive detection means 12 in synchronization with the periodic modulation signal of the delay time. As the phase sensitive detection means 12, a lock-in amplifier (SR830) of Stanford Research Systems was used. The conditions of the light pulse using the pump probe measuring device 30 are shown below. Pulse width: 150 fs Pulse repetition frequency: 90 MHz T d 2 : 250 ps Delay time modulation frequency (shutter opening / closing frequency): 1 kHz
- an AlGaAs layer having a thickness of 1 ⁇ m is grown on a GaAs substrate by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), and a GaAs layer having a thickness of 1 ⁇ m is grown on the AlGaAs layer at a low temperature of 20 ° C.
- An epi wafer was prepared. It is known that a high concentration of defects is introduced into the GaAs layer at a growth temperature of about 250 ° C., so that the optical carrier lifetime becomes very short. The optical carrier life is about several ps.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a probe signal from the reflected light of low-temperature grown GaAs measured by the pump probe measuring device 30.
- the pump probe measuring device 30 is used to perform delay time modulation with an amplitude of 100 ps and a frequency of 1 kHz, and the photocarrier excitation of the GaAs layer grown at a low temperature and the measurement of the relaxation process immediately after the excitation can be performed on the ps order. I understood that.
- the present invention drastically improves the delay time modulation method of the pump probe measurement method by the delay time modulation method that has been widely used so far.
- the application range is very wide.
- the present invention can greatly contribute to the measurement of carrier lifetimes and transport phenomena in the ps region inside semiconductor nanodevices and the research stage of new functional devices, and includes on-site use such as evaluation of prototype devices. It is expected to be widely applied.
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レーザー発振器は10ns程度の時間間隔でレーザーパルスを発生し、このレーザーパルスがハーフミラーなどで2つの光路に分けられた後、2つのパルスピッカーへそれぞれ右方向から入射する。パルスピッカーは連続して入射するパルス列から、任意のタイミングで1パルスを選んで透過させることができる。
超短光パルスレーザー発生部が、ポンプ光となる第1の超短光パルスレーザー光源と、プローブ光となる第2の超短光パルス列を発生させる第2の超短光パルスレーザー光源と、プローブ光となる第3の超短光パルス列を発生させる第3の超短光パルスレーザー光源と、を備え、第1~3の超短光パルスレーザー光源は、特定の遅延時間をもって同期発振していてもよい。
光シャッタ部は、第1の光シャッタと第2の光シャッタとを備え、第2の超短光パルス列が、第1の光シャッタに入射され、第3の超短光パルス列が、第2の光シャッタに入射されてもよい。
光シャッタ部は、電気光学素子と偏光回転素子とから構成されるただ1つの光シャッタを備え、第2の超短光パルス列と、第3の超短光パルス列とが、光シャッタ部に入射されてもよい。
第2の超短光パルス列を前記ポンプ光に対して第1の遅延時間だけ遅延させる第1の光学遅延部と、第3の超短光パルス列をポンプ光に対して第2の遅延時間だけ遅延させる第2の光学遅延部と、をさらに備えていてもよい。
センサーがフォトダイオードで構成され、試料におけるプローブ光の反射光をフォトダイオードに入射し、反射強度を第1のプローブ信号として検出してもよい。
センサーが走査プローブ顕微鏡で構成され、ポンプ光及びプローブ光が照射された試料表面において、走査プローブ顕微鏡の探針により第2のプローブ信号を検出してもよい。
2、2A:超短光パルスレーザー発生部
3:レーザー光源
3a:ポンプ光
3b:第1のプローブ光
3c:第2のプローブ光
4:分岐光学系4a~4d:鏡
4b、4c、4g:ハーフミラー
5:光学遅延部
6、6A:光シャッタ
6a、6b、6c:ポッケルスセル
6d:鏡
6e:ハーフミラー
7:試料
8、8A:照射光学系
8a:鏡
8b、8c:ハーフミラー
10:光シャッタ制御部
11:センサー
12:位相敏感検出手段
15:探針
16:直流電源
17:電流計
20:検出部
31:偏光回転素子(λ/2板)
43:レーザー光源
(第1の実施形態)
図1は本発明の第1の実施形態に係るポンププローブ測定装置1の構成例を示す図である。図1に示すように、ポンププローブ測定装置1は、ポンプ光3aとなる第1の超短光パルス列と第1のプローブ光3bとなる第2の超短光パルス列と第2のプローブ光3cとなる第3の超短光パルス列とを発生させる超短光パルスレーザー発生部2と、第2及び第3の超短光パルス列が入射される光シャッタ部6と、光シャッタ部6を制御する光シャッタ制御部10と、ポンプ光3a及びプローブ光3b,3cを試料に照射する照射光学系8を有し、試料7からのプローブ信号を検出するセンサー11とプローブ信号を検出する位相敏感検出手段12とからなる検出部20と、を備えている。
照射光学系8は、超短光パルスレーザー発生部2から発生されたポンプ光3aと、ポンプ光3aに対して第1の遅延時間を有している第1のプローブ光3bと、ポンプ光3aに対して第2の遅延時間を有している第2のプローブ光3cと、を試料7に照射する機能を有している。図1に示す照射光学系8は、第2の鏡8aと2枚のハーフミラー8b,8cとで構成されている。さらに、照射光学系8は、ポンプ光3aと第1のプローブ光3bと第2のプローブ光3cを、それぞれ試料7の表面に導く鏡や対物レンズを備えて構成されてもよい。これにより、ポンプ光3aと第1のプローブ光3bと第2のプローブ光3cとが試料7の表面に集光される。
レーザー光源3からの光は、第1のハーフミラー4aを透過し、第2の鏡8aで反射された後に第3のハーフミラー8bを透過し、この透過光が第4のハーフミラー8cで反射されて試料7に入射するポンプ光3aとなる。
レーザー光源3からの光の内、第1のハーフミラー4aで反射された光は、第2のハーフミラー4bで透過光と反射光に分割される。この反射光の光路上には、第1の光学遅延部5aと第1の光シャッタ6aと第3のハーフミラー8bとが配設されている。
これにより、レーザー光源3からの光の内、第1のハーフミラー4aで反射され、次に第2のハーフミラー4bで反射された光は、第1の光学遅延部5aと第1の光シャッタ6aを通過し、第3のハーフミラー8bで反射され、次に第4のハーフミラー8cで反射された後に第1のプローブ光3bとなり試料7に照射される。第1のプローブ光3bは、第1の光学遅延部5aによってTd 1 の遅延時間が生じ、ポンプ光3aが照射された後にTd 1 が経過した後、試料7に到達する。
レーザー光源3からの光の内、第2のハーフミラー4bを透過した光は、第1の鏡4cで反射される。この反射光の光路上には、第2の光学遅延部5b、第2の光シャッタ6b及び第4のハーフミラー8cが配設されている。
これにより、レーザー光源3からの光の内、第1のハーフミラー4aで反射され次に第2のハーフミラー4bを透過した光は、第1の鏡4cで反射された後、第2の光学遅延部5bと第2の光シャッタ6bを通過し、第4のハーフミラー8cを透過した後に第2のプローブ光3cとなり試料7に照射される。第2のプローブ光3cは、第2の光学遅延部5bによってTd 2 の遅延時間が生じ、ポンプ光3aが照射された後でTd 2 が経過した後、試料7に到達する。
図2の横軸は時間であり、縦軸は上から下の順に、ポンプ光3a、第1のプローブ光3b、第2のプローブ光3c、光シャッタ部6により第1のプローブ光3bだけを通したときの試料7上への入射光(遅延時間はTd 1)、光シャッタ部6により第2のプローブ光3cだけを通したときの試料7上への入射光(遅延時間はTd 2)である。
図2に示すように、光シャッタ部6により、第1のプローブ光3bと第2のプローブ光3cはどちらか一方だけが試料7に照射される。したがって、試料7への入射光は第1のプローブ光3bが入射する場合にはTd 1 の、第2のプローブ光3cが入射する場合にはTd 2 の遅延時間を持つパルス対から構成されることになる。
図5はプローブ信号(P)の遅延時間Td への依存性を示す図である。図5に示すように、一般にプローブ信号の遅延時間依存性P(Td)は大きなTdに対してPの平常値P(∞)に漸近することから、特に遅延時間Td 2 を大きく取った場合、測定値を近似的にP(Td 1 )-P(∞)と見なすことができる。このため、測定値はP(∞)を基準として計ったP(Td 1 )そのものに比例する。
これにより、本発明のポンププローブ測定装置1では、例えば1ns以下の、つまりpsオーダーの高速現象に対してプローブ信号の遅延時間依存性を精度よく測定できる。
パルスの繰り返し周波数:100MHz
パルスの繰り返し周期:10ns
2つの遅延時間:0~5ns
遅延時間の変調周波数(シャッタの開閉周波数):1kHz(周期は1ms)
図6は本発明の第2の実施形態に係るポンププローブ測定装置30の構成例を示す図である。図6に示すように、第2の実施形態に係るポンププローブ測定装置30は、図1に示す光シャッタ部6に代えて単一の光シャッタ部6Aを備えている点が、第1の実施形態に係るポンププローブ測定装置1と異なっている。光シャッタ部6Aは、光シャッタ6cとなる一つのポッケルスセルと、第5のハーフミラー6eと、偏光回転素子31と、第3の鏡6dとで構成されている。照射光学系8Aは、第2の鏡8aと、第3のハーフミラー8bとから構成されている。つまり、図1の照射光学系8に比較すると、ハーフミラーが1枚少ない構成である。光シャッタ制御部10は、光シャッタ6cとなるポッケルスセルを制御する信号として、例えば1kHzの矩形波を発生する回路を備えている。光シャッタ制御部10はパルス発生器やファンクションジェネレータを使用できる。以下、図6においては、光シャッタ6cをポッケルスセルとして説明する。
レーザー光源3からの光の内、第2のハーフミラー4bを透過した光は、第1の鏡4cで反射される。この反射光の光路上には、第2の光学遅延部5bと、第5のハーフミラー6eと、ポッケルスセル6cと、第3のハーフミラー8bと、が配設されている。これにより、レーザー光源3からの光の内、第1のハーフミラー4aで反射され次に第2のハーフミラー4bを透過した光は、第1の鏡4cで反射され、第2の光学遅延部5b、第5のハーフミラー6e、ポッケルスセル6c及び第3のハーフミラー8bを透過した後に第2のプローブ光3cとなり試料7に照射される。第2のプローブ光3cは、第2の光学遅延部5bによってTd 2 の遅延時間が生じる。このため、第2のプローブ光3cは、ポンプ光3aが試料7に照射された後、Td 2 が経過した後に試料7に到達する。
したがって、λ/2板のような偏光回転素子31によって、第2のパルス列と第3のパルス列との偏光方向を直交させておくと、第2のパルス列に対してポッケルスセル6cを開けば、自動的に第3のパルス列に対してポッケルスセル6cを閉じたことになる。逆に、第2のパルス列に対してポッケルスセル6cを閉じれば、自動的に第3のパルス列に対してポッケルスセル6cを開いたことになる。これにより、図1に示したポンププローブ測定装置1では2つ必要だった光シャッタ6a,6bが、図6に示したポンププローブ測定装置30では光シャッタとなるポッケルスセル6cが1つしかないにもかかわらず、ポンププローブ測定装置1と同じ動作を行うことができる。
さらに、ポンププローブ測定装置30によれば、ポンププローブ測定装置1で行われる2つの光シャッタ6a,6bを高い精度で時間的に同期させて動作させる技術的困難を取り除くことができる。
図7は本発明の第3の実施形態に係るポンププローブ測定装置40の構成例を示す図である。図7に示すように、第3の実施形態に係るポンププローブ測定装置40は、前述の超短光パルスレーザー発生部2に代えて超短光パルスレーザー発生部2Aを備えている点が、第1の実施形態に係るポンププローブ測定装置1と異なっている。超短光パルスレーザー発生部2Aは、ポンプ光3aを発生する第1のレーザー光源43aと、第1のプローブ光3bを発生する第2のレーザー光源43bと、第2のプローブ光3cを発生する第3のレーザー光源43cと、からなる3台のレーザー光源43で構成されている。
第1~第3の実施形態では、試料7からのプローブ信号を検出するセンサー11は、試料7からの反射光をフォトダイオードを用いて検出したが、試料7上に置いた走査プローブ顕微鏡装置をセンサーとして用いる別の実施形態について説明する。
第1~第3の実施形態で例示した反射光以外に検出部20で取得するプローブ信号としては、試料7に近接して配置されるセンサーとなる探針から得られるプローブ信号が挙げられる。このような探針による測定としては、走査プローブ顕微鏡(SPM)、走査原子間力顕微鏡(AFM)や走査近接場顕微鏡(NSOM)等を用いることができる。本発明では、これらの顕微鏡を走査プローブ顕微鏡と総称して呼ぶ。
以下に示す実施例により本発明をさらに詳細に説明する。
図6におけるレーザー光源3として、コヒレント社のCHAMELEONを用いた。光シャッタ6cとして、CONOPTICS社製のポッケルスセル(350-80LA)を用いた。試料7に照射されたプローブ光の反射光を、pinフォトダイオードで受光し、このプローブ信号を遅延時間の周期的変調信号に同期して位相敏感検出手段12で検出した。位相敏感検出手段12としては、Stanford Research Systems社のロックインアンプ(SR830)を用いた。
ポンププローブ測定装置30を用いた光パルスの条件を以下に示す。
パルス幅:150fs
パルスの繰り返し周波数:90MHz Td 2 :250ps
遅延時間の変調周波数(シャッタの開閉周波数):1kHz
測定対象となる試料7としては、GaAs基板上に分子線エピタキシャル成長法(MBE)で、厚さが1μmのAlGaAs層と、AlGaAs層上に低温の20℃で厚さが1μmのGaAs層を成長させたエピウェハを作製した。250℃程度の成長温度では、GaAs層に高濃度の欠陥が導入されることが知られており、そのために光キャリア寿命が非常に短くなる。光キャリア寿命は、数ps程度である。
図9から明らかなように、ポンププローブ測定装置30を用い、振幅100ps、周波数1kHzの遅延時間変調を行い、低温成長したGaAs層の光キャリア励起と励起直後の緩和過程の測定がpsオーダーで行えることが分かった。
ポンププローブ測定装置30で測定した上記の測定結果を、パルスピッカーを使用して、パルスを間引いたポンププローブ測定装置(特許文献1参照)と比べると、平均的な励起光強度を20倍程度高めた上で、高精度な遅延時間測定を行うことができた。
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- ポンプ光となる第1の超短光パルス列と、該ポンプ光に対して第1の遅延時間を有していて第1のプローブ光となる第2の超短光パルス列と、該ポンプ光に対して第2の遅延時間を有していて第2のプローブ光となる第3の超短光パルス列と、を発生させる超短光パルスレーザー発生部と、
上記第2及び第3の超短光パルス列が入射される光シャッタ部と、
上記光シャッタ部を制御する光シャッタ制御部と、さらに、
上記ポンプ光及び第1及び第2のプローブ光を試料に照射する照射光学系と該試料からのプローブ信号を検出するセンサーと該センサーに接続される位相敏感検出手段とを具備する検出部と、
を備え、
上記第1のプローブ光及び上記第2のプローブ光の上記ポンプ光に対する遅延時間が、上記光シャッタ制御部により周期的に変調され、該変調された第1及び第2のプローブ光が交互に上記試料に照射され、該試料からのプローブ信号が、上記遅延時間の周期的変調に同期して上記位相敏感検出手段で検出されることを特徴とする、ポンププローブ測定装置。 - 前記超短光パルスレーザー発生部が、
一つの超短光パルスレーザー光源と、
この超短光パルスレーザー光源で発生する超短光パルスを3つに分割してポンプ光となる第1の超短光パルス列及びプローブ光となる第2及び第3の超短光パルス列を形成する光学部材と、
前記第2の超短光パルス列を前記ポンプ光に対して第1の遅延時間だけ遅延させる第1の光学遅延部と、
前記第3の超短光パルス列を前記ポンプ光に対して第2の遅延時間だけ遅延させる第2の光学遅延部と、
を備えていることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のポンププローブ測定装置。 - 前記超短光パルスレーザー発生部が、
前記ポンプ光となる第1の超短光パルスレーザー光源と、
前記プローブ光となる第2の超短光パルス列を発生させる第2の超短光パルスレーザー光源と、
前記プローブ光となる第3の超短光パルス列を発生させる第3の超短光パルスレーザー光源と、を備えており、
上記第1~3の超短光パルスレーザー光源は、特定の遅延時間をもって同期発振していることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のポンププローブ測定装置。 - 前記光シャッタ部が、第1の光シャッタと第2の光シャッタとを備え、
前記第2の超短光パルス列が、上記第1の光シャッタに入射され、
前記第3の超短光パルス列が、上記第2の光シャッタに入射されることを特徴とする、請求項1~3の何れかに記載のポンププローブ測定装置。 - 前記光シャッタ部は、電気光学素子と偏光回転素子とを備え、
前記第2の超短光パルス列と前記第3の超短光パルス列とが、上記光シャッタ部に入射されることを特徴とする、請求項1~3の何れかに記載のポンププローブ測定装置。 - 前記第2の超短光パルス列を前記ポンプ光に対して第1の遅延時間だけ遅延させる第1の光学遅延部と、前記第3の超短光パルス列を前記ポンプ光に対して第2の遅延時間だけ遅延させる第2の光学遅延部と、をさらに備えていることを特徴とする、請求項3に記載のポンププローブ測定装置。
- 前記センサーがフォトダイオードで構成され、試料におけるプローブ光の反射光をフォトダイオードに入射し、反射強度を第1のプローブ信号として検出することを特徴とする、請求項1~3のいずれかに記載のポンププローブ測定装置。
- 前記センサーが走査プローブ顕微鏡で構成され、前記ポンプ光および前記プローブ光が照射された前記試料表面において、上記走査プローブ顕微鏡の探針により検出される第2のプローブ信号を検出することを特徴とする、請求項1~3のいずれかに記載のポンププローブ測定装置。
- 請求項1から8の何れかに記載のポンププローブ測定装置を構成要素の一つとして備えた、測定装置。
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