Tailored semiconductors for high-harmonic optoelectronics
Abstract
The ability to generate high harmonics of optical frequencies through the nonlinear interaction between intense light pulses and gas atoms has opened up the area of ultrafast optics and spectroscopy. Sivis et al. now show that high harmonics can also be generated with a solid-state sample. They used nanofabricated structured targets of ZnO and varied the chemical composition of the sample to demonstrate that (modest) high harmonics can be generated as the light interacts with the target materials. The results present the possibility of developing solid-state ultrafast optical devices.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jul 21, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1126/science.aan2395
Entities
People
- Andre Staudte
- Andrei Yu. Naumov
- Claus Ropers
- David M. Villeneuve
- Giulio Vampa
- K. Johnston
- Marco Taucer
- Murat Sivis
- Paul Corkum
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- German Research Foundation
- University of Göttingen
- University of Ottawa