Unidirectional electronic currents in asymmetric nanojunctions driven by strong optical fields

authored by

Ihar Babushkin, Liping Shi, Anton Husakou, Oliver Melchert, Bettina Frank, Yuemin Ji, Gustav Wetzel, Ayhan Demircan, Christoph Lienau, Harald Giessen, Misha Ivanov, Uwe Morgner, Milutin Kovacev

Abstract

We show the creation of unidirectional currents in nanojunctions in strong optical fields at ambient conditions, with no phase stabilization of the driver. The mechanism is rooted in the inter-cycle interference of the electronic wavepackets in the nanogap.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Quantum Optics
PhoenixD: Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines
Institute of Electronic Materials and Devices

External Organisation(s)

Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy im Forschungsbund Berlin e.V. (MBI)
Westlake University
University of Stuttgart
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Westlake Institute for Advanced Study

Type

Conference contribution

Publication date

2021

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanics of Materials

Electronic version(s)

http://10.1364/CLEO_QELS.2021.FW3M.1 (Access: Closed)