Nonlinear optics in 2D materials enhanced by plasmon modes in Dirac semimetals, Weyl semimetals, and 3D topological insulators

Abstract

Our goal is to study the dependence of the nonlinear optical selection rules, phase matching, energy detunings, efficiency of the nonlinear optical effects, such as sum frequency generation (SFG), difference frequency generation (DFG), four-wave mixing (FWM), etc., on the geometry and symmetry of the nanoparticles, the symmetry of the crystal structure of the 2D nonlinear materials (e.g. inversion symmetry), the size of the atoms in the 2D nonlinear materials (Stark effect is typically stronger for larger atoms), strain and-or electric field applied to the 2D nonlinear materials, confinement of excitons in the 2D nonlinear materials (i.e. quantum dots), and a variety of impurities and defects inside the 2D nonlinear materials.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Mar 06, 2024
Source ID
FA95502310455

Entities

People

  • Michael Leuenberger

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • United States Air Force
  • University of Central Florida

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Quantum Computing