Higgs-Mediated Optical Amplification in a Nonequilibrium Superconductor

Autor: Michele Buzzi, Gregor Jotzu, Andrea Cavalleri, J. Ignacio Cirac, Eugene A. Demler, Bertrand I. Halperin, Mikhail D. Lukin, Tao Shi, Yao Wang, Daniel Podolsky
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Physical Review X, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 011055 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2160-3308
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.11.011055
Popis: We propose a novel nonequilibrium phenomenon, through which a prompt quench from a metal to a transient superconducting state can induce large oscillations of the order parameter amplitude. We argue that this oscillating mode acts as a source of parametric amplification of the incident radiation. We report experimental results on optically driven K_{3}C_{60} that are consistent with these predictions. The effect is found to disappear when the onset of the excitation becomes slower than the Higgs-mode period, consistent with the theory proposed here. These results open new possibilities for the use of collective modes in many-body systems to induce nonlinear optical effects.
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