Colloquium: Strong-field phenomena in periodic systems

Stanislav Yu. Kruchinin (Corresponding author), Ferenc Krausz, Vladislav S. Yakovlev

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Abstract

The advent of visible-infrared laser pulses carrying a substantial fraction of their energy in a single field oscillation cycle has opened a new era in the experimental investigation of ultrafast processes in semiconductors and dielectrics (bulk as well as nanostructured), motivated by the quest for the ultimate frontiers of electron-based signal metrology and processing. Exploring ways to approach those frontiers requires insight into the physics underlying the interaction of strong high-frequency (optical) fields with electrons moving in periodic potentials. This Colloquium aims at providing this insight. Introduction to the foundations of strong-field phenomena defines and compares regimes of field-matter interaction in periodic systems, including (perfect) crystals as well as optical and semiconductor superlattices, followed by a review of recent experimental advances in the study of strong-field dynamics in crystals and nanostructures. Avenues toward measuring and controlling electronic processes up to petahertz frequencies are discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Article number021002
Number of pages27
JournalReviews of Modern Physics
Volume90
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Apr 2018

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 103025 Quantum mechanics
  • 103015 Condensed matter
  • 103021 Optics

Keywords

  • HIGH-HARMONIC GENERATION
  • WANNIER-STARK LADDERS
  • QUANTUM ADIABATIC APPROXIMATION
  • ELECTRIC-FIELD
  • SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES
  • BLOCH OSCILLATIONS
  • NONLINEAR OPTICS
  • LASER FIELDS
  • MULTIPHOTON IONIZATION
  • ATTOSECOND METROLOGY

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