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Valley, the energy extrema in the electronic band structure at momentum space, is regarded as a new degree of freedom of electrons, in addition to charge and spin. The studies focused on valley degree of freedom now form an emerging field…
Optical second-harmonic generation (SHG) enables orientational polarimetry for crystallographic analysis and domain imaging of various materials. However, conventional intensity polarimetry, which neglects phase information, fails to…
In this article, we present a $T$-matrix method for numerical computation of second-harmonic generation from clusters of arbitrarily distributed spherical particles made of centrosymmetric optical materials. The electromagnetic fields at…
Despite many reports of valley-related phenomena in graphene and its multilayers, current transport experiments cannot probe valley phenomena without the application of external fields. Here we propose a gate-defined valley splitter as a…
Since the first observation of second harmonic generation (SHG), there have been extensive studies on this nonlinear phenomenon not only to clarify its physical origin but also to realize unconventional functionalities. Nonetheless, a…
We investigate the effect on disorder potential on exciton valley polarization and valley coherence in monolayer WSe2. By analyzing polarization properties of photoluminescence, the valley coherence (VC) and valley polarization (VP) is…
Polarization-resolved second-harmonic spectra are obtained from the resonant modes of a two-dimensional planar photonic crystal microcavity patterned in a free-standing InP slab. The photonic crystal microcavity is comprised of a single…
Optical properties of semiconducting monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides have received a lot of attention in recent years, following the discovery of the valley selective optical population of either $K_{+}$ or $ K_{-}$ valleys at…
Nonlinear topological photonics, which explores topics common to the fields of topological phases and nonlinear optics, is expected to open up a new paradigm in topological photonics. Here, we demonstrate second-harmonic generation (SHG)…
We report polarization resolved photoluminescence from monolayer MoS2, a two-dimensional, non-centrosymmetric crystal with direct energy gaps at two different valleys in momentum space. The inherent chiral optical selectivity allows…
Spatial polarization independent (SPI) parametric conversion is the basis of many optical applications, such as SPI frequency interface for communication channels carried by vector modes and upconversion detection for polarization-resolved…
Attosecond metrology sensitive to sub-optical-cycle electronic and structural dynamics is opening up new avenues for ultrafast spectroscopy of condensed matter. Using intense lightwaves to precisely control the extremely fast carrier…
Second harmonic generation (SHG) is a nonlinear optical response arising exclusively from broken inversion symmetry in the electric-dipole limit. Recently, SHG has attracted widespread interest as a versatile and noninvasive tool for…
We report on theoretical study of second harmonic generation in graphene. Phenomenological analysis based on symmetry arguments is carried out. It is demontrated, that in ideal graphene samples second harmonic generation is possible only if…
2D ferrovalley materials that exhibit spontaneous valley polarization are both fundamentally intriguing and practically appealing to be used in valleytronic devices. Usually, the research on 2D ferrovalley materials is mainly focused on…
We induce control over valley polarization with a polarization-shaped mid-infrared light field. The polarization state of the trefoil-shaped pump fields is measured by high harmonic spectroscopy, which we also use to confirm strong field…
We show that the lack of inversion symmetry in monolayer MoS2 allows strong optical second harmonic generation. Second harmonic of an 810-nm pulse is generated in a mechanically exfoliated monolayer, with a nonlinear susceptibility on the…
The valley-contrasting geometric features of electronic wave functions manifested in Berry curvature and orbital magnetic moment have profound consequences on magnetotransport properties in both three- and two-dimensional systems. Although…
Controlling the momentum of carriers in semiconductors, known as valley polarization, is a new resource for optoelectronics and information technologies. Materials exhibiting high polarization are needed for valley-based devices. Few-layer…
Valley-related multiple Hall effect in 2D lattice is a fundamental transport phenomenon in the fields of condensed-matter physics and material science. So far, most proposals for its realization are limited to toy models or extrinsic…