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Sci Adv ; 10(2): eadl1803, 2024 Jan 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38198544

ABSTRACT

The ability to manipulate the multiple properties of light diversifies light-matter interaction and light-driven applications. Here, using quantum control, we introduce an approach that enables the amplitude, sign, and even configuration of the generated light fields to be manipulated in an all-optical manner. Following this approach, we demonstrate the generation of "flying doughnut" terahertz (THz) pulses. We show that the single-cycle THz pulse radiated from the dynamic ring current has an electric field structure that is azimuthally polarized and that the space- and time-resolved magnetic field has a strong, isolated longitudinal component. We apply the flying doughnut pulse for a spectroscopic measurement of the water vapor in ambient air. Pulses such as these will serve as unique probes for spectroscopy, imaging, telecommunications, and magnetic materials.

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Nanophotonics ; 11(4): 787-795, 2022 Jan 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35880004

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Structuring light-matter interaction at a deeply subwavelength scale is fundamental to optical metamaterials and metasurfaces. Conventionally, the operation of a metasurface is determined by the collective electric polarization response of its lithographically defined structures. The inseparability of electric polarization and current density provides the opportunity to construct metasurfaces from current elements instead of nanostructures. Here, we realize metasurfaces using structured light rather than structured materials. Using coherent control, we transfer structure from light to transient currents in a semiconductor, which act as a source for terahertz radiation. A spatial light modulator is used to control the spatial structure of the currents and the resulting terahertz radiation with a resolution of 5.6 ± 0.8 µm , or approximately λ / 54 at a frequency of 1 THz. The independence of the currents from any predefined structures and the maturity of spatial light modulator technology enable this metasurface to be reconfigured with unprecedented flexibility.

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Nat Commun ; 11(1): 430, 2020 Jan 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31969568

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The sub-cycle interaction of light and matter is one of the key frontiers of inquiry made accessible by attosecond science. Here, we show that when light excites a pair of charge carriers inside of a solid, the transition probability is strongly localized to instants slightly after the extrema of the electric field. The extreme temporal localization is utilized in a simple electronic circuit to record the waveforms of infrared to ultraviolet light fields. This form of petahertz-bandwidth field metrology gives access to both the modulated transition probability and its temporal offset from the laser field, providing sub-fs temporal precision in reconstructing the sub-cycle electronic response of a solid state structure.

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Opt Express ; 19(11): 10456-61, 2011 May 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21643300

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A new class of bowtie antennas with Sierpinski fractal features is proposed for sensing molecular vibration modes in the near- to mid-infrared. These antennas offer a compact device footprint and an enhanced confinement factor compared to a bowtie antenna. Through extensive simulations, it is shown that these characteristics are related to the ability of this fractal geometry to become polarized. Simulation results demonstrate that these antennas may be tuned between 700 nm ≤ λ ≤ 3.4 µm and that electric field enhancement by 56 is possible at the center of the antenna gap.

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