All-optical generation of Abrikosov vortices by the Inverse Faraday Effect
Superconductivity
2023-01-31 v1
Abstract
Within the framework of the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory we show that circularly polarized THz or far-infrared radiation induces a dc supercurrent that influences the dynamics of vortex-antivortex pair formation in a mesoscopic superconductor undergoing rapid thermal quenching. The Lorentz force arising from the supercurrents promotes vortex-antivortex separation and allows survival of the vortex polarity defined by the helicity of light. Based on this idea, we propose a two-stage irradiation scheme that provides a powerful method for controlled all-optical generation of Abrikosov vortices.
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@article{arxiv.2301.12432,
title = {All-optical generation of Abrikosov vortices by the Inverse Faraday Effect},
author = {V. D. Plastovets and I. D. Tokman and B. Lounis and A. S. Mel'nikov and A. I. Buzdin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.12432},
year = {2023}
}