Masashi Yamaguchi
Associate Professor
Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
United States of America
Biography
Yamaguchi’s research involves various ultrafast optical techniques to understand materials behavior in nanoscale. By using well-controlled electromagnetic and acoustic waves, details of material responses are examined in various time scales. He developed various experimental techniques and instrumentation including tunable THz wave source using optical pulse shaping technique, THz pulse optimization using genetic algorithm, Tunable acoustic spectroscopy in GHz-sub THz frequency range.
Research Interest
Linear and Nonlinear THz Spectroscopy of Advanced Materials, Phonon/Thermal Transport in Low Dimensional Materials.
Publications
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New Optical Gating Technique for Detection of Electric Field Waveforms with Subpicosecond Resolution, A. Muraviev, A. Gutin, G. Rupper, S. Rudin, X. Shen, M. Yamaguchi, G. Aizin and M. Shur, Opt, Express, 24 12730(2016). Experimental Study of Electron-Phonon Coupling and Electron Internal Thermalization in Epitaxially Grown Ultrathin Copper Films, X.Shen, Y.P.Timalsina, T.-M. Lu, M. Yamaguchi, Phys. Rev. B., 91, 045129 (2015)
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New Optical Gating Technique for Detection of Electric Field Waveforms with Subpicosecond Resolution, A. Muraviev, A. Gutin, G. Rupper, S. Rudin, X. Shen, M. Yamaguchi, G. Aizin and M. Shur, Opt, Express, 24 12730(2016).