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Lin, Kai-Qiang ; Bange, Sebastian ; Lupton, John M.

Quantum interference in second-harmonic generation from monolayer WSe2

Lin, Kai-Qiang , Bange, Sebastian and Lupton, John M. (2019) Quantum interference in second-harmonic generation from monolayer WSe2. Nature Physics 15, pp. 242-246.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 18 Jul 2019 13:11
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.40543


Abstract

A hallmark of wave-matter duality is the emergence of quantum-interference phenomena when an electronic transition follows different trajectories. This type of interference results in asymmetric absorption lines such as Fano resonances(1), and gives rise to secondary effects such as electromagnetically induced transparency when multiple optical transitions are pumped(2-5). Few solid-state systems ...

A hallmark of wave-matter duality is the emergence of quantum-interference phenomena when an electronic transition follows different trajectories. This type of interference results in asymmetric absorption lines such as Fano resonances(1), and gives rise to secondary effects such as electromagnetically induced transparency when multiple optical transitions are pumped(2-5). Few solid-state systems show quantum interference and electromagnetically induced transparency(5-11), with quantum-well intersubband transitions in the infrared region(12,13) offering the most promising avenue to date to devices exploiting optical gain without inversion(14,15). Quantum interference is usually hampered by inhomogeneous broadening of electronic transitions, making it challenging to achieve in solids at visible wavelengths and elevated temperatures. However, disorder effects can be mitigated by raising the oscillator strength of atom-like electronic transitions-excitons-that arise in monolayers of transition-metal dichalcogenides(16,17). Quantum interference, probed by second-harmonic generation(18,19), emerges in monolayer WSe2, without a cavity, to split the frequency-doubled laser spectrum. The splitting exhibits spectral anticrossing behaviour, and is related to the number of Rabi flops the strongly driven system undergoes. The second-harmonic generation power-law exponent deviates strongly from the canonical value of 2, showing a Fano-like wavelength dependence that is retained at room temperature. The work opens opportunities in solid-state quantum-nonlinear optics for optical mixing, gain without inversion and quantum-information processing.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleNature Physics
Publisher:Nature
Place of Publication:LONDON
Volume:15
Page Range:pp. 242-246
DateMarch 2019
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Lupton > Group John Lupton
Interdisciplinary Subject NetworkNot selected
Research groups and research centresNot selected
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10.1038/s41567-018-0384-5DOI
KeywordsELECTROMAGNETICALLY INDUCED TRANSPARENCY; INVERSION;
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-405433
Item ID40543

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