Chiral solid-state high-harmonic generation and spectroscopy with polarization-tailored strong fields

Tobias Heinrich, Marco Taucer, Ofer Kfir, P. B. Corkum, André Staudte, Claus Ropers, Murat Sivis

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Abstract

We generate circularly polarized high harmonics from solids by matching the laser's three-fold symmetries with those of the crystal. The chiral harmonic radiation probes the ferromagnetic surface states formed in magnesium oxide by spontaneous chiral-symmetry-breaking.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberFTu1L.2
JournalOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
EventCLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, CLEO: QELS 2021 - Part of Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: 9 May 202114 May 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Mechanics of Materials

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