Terahertz emission mediated by ultrafast time-varying metasurfaces

J. Tunesi, L. Peters, J. S. Totero Gongora, L. Olivieri, Andrea Fratalocchi, A. Pasquazi, M. Peccianti

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Abstract

Systems with ultrafast time-varying dielectric properties represent an emerging physical framework. We demonstrate here the observation of subcycle dynamics interacting directly with an electromagnetic source comprised of morphologically constrained photoexcited carriers in a surface nanostructure. A transition to a metallic metasurface state occurs on time scales faster than the terahertz-field period, inducing large nonlinear ultrafast phase shifts in the terahertz emission and exposing an interesting physical setting.
Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalPhysical Review Research
Volume3
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 18 2021

Bibliographical note

KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2021-10-22
Acknowledgements: J.T. acknowledges the support of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) through Studentship No. EP/N509784/1. J.S.T.G. acknowledges fundingfrom the Leverhulme Trust (Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship No. ECF-2020-537). A.P. acknowledges the support of the Engineering and Physical Research Council (EPSRC), Industrial Innovation Fellowship Programme, under Grant No. EP/S001018/1. This project received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme Grant Agreements No. 725046 and No. 851758.

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