Selective scattering between Floquet–Bloch and Volkov states in a topological insulator
The coherent optical manipulation of solids is emerging as a promising way to engineer novel quantum states of matter. The strong time-periodic potential of intense laser light can be used to generate hybrid photon–electron states. Interaction of light with Bloch states leads to Floquet–Bloch states...
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| author | Mahmood, Fahad Chan, Ching-Kit Alpichshev, Zhanybek Gardner, Dillon Richard Lee, Patrick A Gedik, Nuh Lee, Young S |
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| description | The coherent optical manipulation of solids is emerging as a promising way to engineer novel quantum states of matter. The strong time-periodic potential of intense laser light can be used to generate hybrid photon–electron states. Interaction of light with Bloch states leads to Floquet–Bloch states, which are essential in realizing new photo-induced quantum phases. Similarly, dressing of free-electron states near the surface of a solid generates Volkov states, which are used to study nonlinear optics in atoms and semiconductors. The interaction of these two dynamic states with each other remains an open experimental problem. Here we use time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (Tr-ARPES) to selectively study the transition between these two states on the surface of the topological insulator Bi2Se3. We find that the coupling between the two strongly depends on the electron momentum, providing a route to enhance or inhibit it. Moreover, by controlling the light polarization we can negate Volkov states to generate pure Floquet–Bloch states. This work establishes a systematic path for the coherent manipulation of solids via light–matter interaction. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1082262022-09-30T13:02:05Z Selective scattering between Floquet–Bloch and Volkov states in a topological insulator Mahmood, Fahad Chan, Ching-Kit Alpichshev, Zhanybek Gardner, Dillon Richard Lee, Patrick A Gedik, Nuh Lee, Young S Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Mahmood, Fahad Chan, Ching-Kit Alpichshev, Zhanybek Gardner, Dillon Richard Lee, Patrick A Gedik, Nuh Lee, Young S The coherent optical manipulation of solids is emerging as a promising way to engineer novel quantum states of matter. The strong time-periodic potential of intense laser light can be used to generate hybrid photon–electron states. Interaction of light with Bloch states leads to Floquet–Bloch states, which are essential in realizing new photo-induced quantum phases. Similarly, dressing of free-electron states near the surface of a solid generates Volkov states, which are used to study nonlinear optics in atoms and semiconductors. The interaction of these two dynamic states with each other remains an open experimental problem. Here we use time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (Tr-ARPES) to selectively study the transition between these two states on the surface of the topological insulator Bi2Se3. We find that the coupling between the two strongly depends on the electron momentum, providing a route to enhance or inhibit it. Moreover, by controlling the light polarization we can negate Volkov states to generate pure Floquet–Bloch states. This work establishes a systematic path for the coherent manipulation of solids via light–matter interaction. Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF4540) United States. Department of Energy United States. Army Research Office 2017-04-18T19:10:56Z 2017-04-18T19:10:56Z 2016-01 2015-07 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1745-2473 1745-2481 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108226 Mahmood, Fahad, Ching-Kit Chan, Zhanybek Alpichshev, Dillon Gardner, Young Lee, Patrick A. Lee, and Nuh Gedik. “Selective Scattering Between Floquet–Bloch and Volkov States in a Topological Insulator.” Nature Physics 12, no. 4 (January 4, 2016): 306–310. © 2016 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9641-3453 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2119-4441 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7183-5203 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2226-6443 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-8157 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6394-4987 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7022-8313 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphys3609 Nature Physics Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Nature Publishing Group arXiv |
| spellingShingle | Mahmood, Fahad Chan, Ching-Kit Alpichshev, Zhanybek Gardner, Dillon Richard Lee, Patrick A Gedik, Nuh Lee, Young S Selective scattering between Floquet–Bloch and Volkov states in a topological insulator |
| title | Selective scattering between Floquet–Bloch and Volkov states in a topological insulator |
| title_full | Selective scattering between Floquet–Bloch and Volkov states in a topological insulator |
| title_fullStr | Selective scattering between Floquet–Bloch and Volkov states in a topological insulator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selective scattering between Floquet–Bloch and Volkov states in a topological insulator |
| title_short | Selective scattering between Floquet–Bloch and Volkov states in a topological insulator |
| title_sort | selective scattering between floquet bloch and volkov states in a topological insulator |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108226 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9641-3453 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2119-4441 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7183-5203 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2226-6443 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-8157 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6394-4987 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7022-8313 |
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