Unlocking Coherent Control of Ultrafast Plasmonic Interaction

Abstract: Striking a metallic nanostructure with a short and intense pulse of light excites a complex out‐of‐equilibrium distribution of electrons that rapidly interact and lose their mutual coherent motion. Due to the highly nonlinear dynamics, the photo‐excited nanostructures can generate energetic photons beyond the spectrum of the incident beam, where the shortest pulse duration is traditionally expected to induce the greatest nonlinear emission. Here, these photo‐induced extreme ultrafast dynamics are coherently controlled by spectrally shaping a sub‐10 fs pulse within the timescale of coherent plasmon excitations. Contrary to the common perception, it is shown that stretching the pulse to match its internal phase with the plasmon‐resonance increases the second‐order nonlinear emission by >25%. The enhancement is observed only when shaping extreme‐ultrashort pulses (<20 fs), thus signifying the coherent electronic nature as a crucial source of the effect. A detailed theoretical framework that reveals the optimal pulse shapes for enhanced nonlinear emission regarding the nanostructures’ plasmonic‐resonances is provided. The demonstrated truly‐coherent plasma control paves the way to engineer rapid out‐of‐equilibrium response in solids state systems and light‐harvesting applications.

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Unlocking Coherent Control of Ultrafast Plasmonic Interaction ; day:27 ; month:04 ; year:2022 ; extent:8
Laser & photonics reviews ; (27.04.2022) (gesamt 8)

Urheber
Bahar, Eyal
Arieli, Uri
Stern, Maayan Vizner
Suchowski, Haim

DOI
10.1002/lpor.202100467
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022042815020704343639
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Letzte Aktualisierung
15.08.2025, 07:29 MESZ

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  • Bahar, Eyal
  • Arieli, Uri
  • Stern, Maayan Vizner
  • Suchowski, Haim

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