Optical rectification by ratchet transport in an asymmetric grating

Autor: P. Moroshkin, T. Ochiai, R. Osgood III, J. Xu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: AIP Advances, Vol 11, Iss 11, Pp 115006-115006-5 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2158-3226
DOI: 10.1063/5.0062816
Popis: We report on electron ratchet transport’s manifestation in the optical rectification (OR) of an asymmetric grating. The photon-drag enabled effect is magnified by asymmetric photon scatterings and the induced optical nonlinearity associated with the surface plasmon polariton (SPP) via its near-field and gradient intensifications. The measured OR efficiency is increased multi-fold, over the prior art, which is attributable to its operating in a higher-order diffraction and nonlinearity regime and to a minimized coupling loss to a potential SPP mode at the lower interface.
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