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The atom-photon entanglement using the Laguerre-Gaussian beams is studied in the closed-loop three-level $V$-type quantum systems. We consider two schemes with degenerated and non-degenerated upper levels: in the first, the effect of the…

Optics · Physics 2018-03-07 Zahra Amini Sabegh , Rahim Amiri , Mohammad Mahmoudi

While preserving many of the unusual features of single-layer graphene, few-layer graphene (FLG) provides a richness and flexibility of electronic structure that render this set of materials of great interest for both fundamental studies…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-08-04 Kin Fai Mak , Matthew Y. Sfeir , James A. Misewich , Tony F. Heinz

We employ scanning probe microscopy to reveal atomic structures and nanoscale morphology of graphene-based electronic devices (i.e. a graphene sheet supported by an insulating silicon dioxide substrate) for the first time. Atomic resolution…

Materials Science · Physics 2008-11-05 Masa Ishigami , J. H. Chen , W. G. Cullen , M. S. Fuhrer , E. D. Williams

In this letter, we investigate the effect of orbital angular momentum (OAM) on elastic photon-photon scattering in vacuum for the first time. We define exact solutions to the vacuum electro-magnetic wave equation which carry OAM. Using…

The electromagnetic radiation of electrons in the corrugated graphene in the presence of the transport electric current in the ballistic regime is studied. Radiation of the similar nature can be observed in undulator and wiggler. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-12-31 Sergey A. Ktitorov , Ruslan I. Mukhamadiarov

The active and nonlinear graphene properties are limited due to weak light matter interaction between the ultrathin graphene and the incident light. In this work, we present enhanced nonlinear effects at the low terahertz (THz) range by…

Optics · Physics 2020-06-29 Boyuan Jin , Tianjing Guo , Liang Zhu , Pai-Yen Chen , Christos Argyropoulos

The physics of light-matter interactions is strongly constrained by both the small value of the fine-structure constant and the small size of the atom. Overcoming these limitations is a long-standing challenge. Recent theoretical and…

Pulse shaping provides a significant level of control and precision when optimizing laser-plasma interactions. Pulse shaping enables precise control and manipulation, resulting in enhanced energy deposition, optimized particle acceleration,…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-03-26 A. A. Molavi Choobini , F. M. Aghamir , S. S. Ghaffari-Oskooei

The present work focuses on the characterisation of the amount of orbital angular momentum (OAM) encoded in the twisted attosecond pulses via energy- and angle-resolved attosecond streaking in pump-probe setup. It is found that the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2020-06-03 Irfana N. Ansari , Deependra S. Jadoun , Gopal Dixit

We present a theoretical framework that describes a wave packet of light prepared in a state of definite photon number interacting with an arbitrary quantum system (e.g. a quantum harmonic oscillator or a multi-level atom). Within this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-08-15 Ben Q. Baragiola , Robert L. Cook , Agata M. Branczyk , Joshua Combes

Interplay between the effects of coherent radiation and localization of light is analysed. A system of two-level atoms is placed in a medium interacting with electromagnetic field. The matter-light interaction can result in the appearance…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. I. Yukalov

There is recurrent interest in the orbital angular momentum (OAM) conveyed by optical vortices, which are structured beams with a helically twisted wavefront. Particular significance is attached to the issue of how, in its interactions with…

Optics · Physics 2019-02-27 Kayn A. Forbes , David L. Andrews

A 3D woodpile structure tunable plasma photonic crystal is designed, simulated, and experimentally characterized over the S - X band of the electromagnetic spectrum. The measurements confirm that the electromagnetic response is rich in…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-03-27 Benjamin Wang , Jesse Rodriguez , Mark A. Cappelli

We study the interaction of graphene with ultrashort few femtosecond long optical pulse. For such a short pulse, the electron dynamics is coherent and is described within the tight-binding model of graphene. The interaction of optical pulse…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-01-23 Hamed Koochaki Kelardeh , Vadym Apalkov , Mark I. Stockman

A spatial quantum model of spontaneous parametric down-conversion in nonlinear layered structures is developed expanding the interacting vectorial fields into monochromatic plane waves. A two-photon spectral amplitude depending on the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-03 Jan Perina

We present an optical setup for generating a sequence of light pulses in which the orbital angular momentum (OAM) degree of freedom is correlated with the temporal one. The setup is based on a single $q$-plate within a ring optical…

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…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-17 M. M. Glazov

We consider modeling for strong-strong beam-beam interactions beyond preceding linearized/perturbative methods such as soft gaussian approximation or FMM (HFMM) etc. In our approach discrete coherent modes, discovered before, and possible…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Antonina N. Fedorova , Michael G. Zeitlin

The interaction of Laguerre-Gauusian light at select wavelengths from 690 to 810 nm with a p-type gallium arsenide (GaAs) photocathode photonic device and the production of photogenerated electrons was investigated. Spin angular momentum…

Here we present an all-optical plasmon coupling scheme, utilising the intrinsic nonlinear optical response of graphene. We demonstrate coupling of free-space, visible light pulses to the surface plasmons in a planar, un-patterned graphene…