Toward Complete All-Optical Intensity Modulation of High-Harmonic Generation from Solids

Pieter J. van Essen; Zhonghui Nie; Brian de Keijzer; Peter M. Kraus

doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.4c00156

Toward Complete All-Optical Intensity Modulation of High-Harmonic Generation from Solids

Pieter J. van Essen^*
, Zhonghui Nie
, Brian de Keijzer
, Peter M. Kraus^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Optical modulation of high-harmonics generation in solids enables the detection of material properties, such as the band structure, and promising new applications, such as super-resolution imaging in semiconductors. Various recent studies have shown optical modulation of high-harmonics generation in solids, in particular, suppression of high-harmonics generation has been observed by synchronized or delayed multipulse sequences. Here we provide an overview of the underlying mechanisms attributed to this suppression and provide a perspective on the challenges and opportunities regarding these mechanisms. All-optical control of high-harmonic generation allows for femtosecond, and in the future possibly subfemtosecond, switching, which has numerous possible applications: These range from super-resolution microscopy to nanoscale controlled chemistry and highly tunable nonlinear light sources.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1832-1843
Number of pages	12
Journal	ACS Photonics
Volume	11
Issue number	5
Early online date	24 Apr 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.4c00156
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2024

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Toeslag voor Topconsortia voor Kennis en Innovatie
Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat
European Research Council
Universiteit van Amsterdam
European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program	101041819, 18703
European Commission	101041819
???publication-publication-funding-organisation-not-added???	434-09-033, VI.Vidi.223.133

Keywords

attosecond science
condensed matter
emission control
high-harmonic generation
insulator-to-metal transition
ultrafast dynamics

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