Coherence in laser-driven electrons at the surface and in the volume of solid matter

Hommelhoff P (2017)


Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2017

Journal

Publisher: Springer Verlag

Book Volume: 123

Article Number: 11

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.1007/s00340-016-6586-6

Abstract

The femtosecond frequency comb allows controlling the carrier field of ultrashort laser pulses. We show two examples on how this control over fields oscillating with a few hundred terahertz can be utilized to control electrons at the surface and in the volume of solids. After a brief discussion of strong-field physics at metal needle tips, we show how ultrafast two-color laser pulses allow quantum path interference to dramatically alter the emission current from sharp tips, with an interference visibility of 94%. With carrier-envelope phase-controlled laser pulses, we show furthermore how light-field sensitive currents can be excited in monolayer graphene via an interplay of interband and intraband electron dynamics including multiple Landau–Zener transitions.

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APA:

Hommelhoff, P. (2017). Coherence in laser-driven electrons at the surface and in the volume of solid matter. Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics, 123(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00340-016-6586-6

MLA:

Hommelhoff, Peter. "Coherence in laser-driven electrons at the surface and in the volume of solid matter." Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics 123.1 (2017).

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