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Non-adiabatic dynamics in graphene controlled by the carrier-envelope phase of a few-cycle laser pulse Lefebvre, Catherine
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We numerically study the interaction of a terahertz pulse with monolayer graphene. We use a numerical solution of the two-dimensional Dirac equation in Fourier space with time-evolution based on split-operator method to describe the dynamics of electron-hole pair creation in graphene. We notice that the electron momentum density is affected by the carrier-envelope phase (CEP) of the few-cycle terahertz laser pulse that induces the electron dynamics. Two main features are observed: (1) interference pattern for any values of the CEP and (2) asymmetry, for non-zero values of the CEP. We explain the origin of the quantum interferences and the asymmetry within the adiabatic-impulse model by finding conditions to reach minimal adiabatic gap between the valence band and the conduction band in graphene. The quantum interferences emanate from successive non-adiabatic transitions at this minimal gap. We discuss how these conditions and the interference pattern are modified by the CEP. This opens the door to control fundamental time-dependent electron dynamics in the tunneling regime in Dirac materials. Also, this suggests a way to measure the CEP of a terahertz laser pulse when it interacts with condensed matter systems. <br/><br/> Joint work C. Lefebvre, F. Fillion-Gourdeau, D. Gagnon and S. MacLean
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Non-adiabatic dynamics in graphene controlled by the carrier-envelope phase of a few-cycle laser pulse
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Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery
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2017-08-17T15:01
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We numerically study the interaction of a terahertz pulse with monolayer graphene. We use a numerical solution of the two-dimensional Dirac equation in Fourier space with time-evolution based on split-operator method to describe the dynamics of electron-hole pair creation in graphene. We notice that the electron momentum density is affected by the carrier-envelope phase (CEP) of the few-cycle terahertz laser pulse that induces the electron dynamics. Two main features are observed: (1) interference pattern for any values of the CEP and (2) asymmetry, for non-zero values of the CEP. We explain the origin of the quantum interferences and the asymmetry within the adiabatic-impulse model by finding conditions to reach minimal adiabatic gap between the valence band and the conduction band in graphene. The quantum interferences emanate from successive non-adiabatic transitions at this minimal gap. We discuss how these conditions and the interference pattern are modified by the CEP. This opens the door to control fundamental time-dependent electron dynamics in the tunneling regime in Dirac materials. Also, this suggests a way to measure the CEP of a terahertz laser pulse when it interacts with condensed matter systems.
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Joint work C. Lefebvre, F. Fillion-Gourdeau, D. Gagnon and S. MacLean
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28 minutes
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eng
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Author affiliation: INRS-EMT
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2018-02-13
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0363501
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Unreviewed
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