We present a direct comparison between resonant terahertz (THz) and nonresonant impulsive stimulated Raman scattering (ISRS) excitation of phonon-polaritons in ferroelectric lithium niobate. THz excitation offers advantages of selectively driving only the forward propagating phonon-polariton mode to exceedingly high amplitudes, without complications due to nonlinear processes at the high 800 nm pump fluences used in Raman excitation. At peak-to-peak THz electric field strengths exceeding 1 MV/cm, the ferroelectric lattice is driven into the anharmonic regime, allowing experimental determination of the shape of the potential energy surface along this vibrational coordinate.
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