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Observation of magneto-electric rectification at non-relativistic intensities

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  • M. Tuan Trinh

    (University of Michigan
    University of South Florida)

  • Gregory Smail

    (University of Michigan)

  • Krishnandu Makhal

    (University of Michigan)

  • Da Seul Yang

    (University of Michigan)

  • Jinsang Kim

    (University of Michigan)

  • Stephen C. Rand

    (University of Michigan
    University of Michigan)

Abstract

The subject of electromagnetism has often been called electrodynamics to emphasize the dominance of the electric field in dynamic light–matter interactions that take place under non-relativistic conditions. Here we show experimentally that the often neglected optical magnetic field can nevertheless play an important role in a class of optical nonlinearities driven by both the electric and magnetic components of light at modest (non-relativistic) intensities. We specifically report the observation of magneto-electric rectification, a previously unexplored nonlinearity at the molecular level which has important potential for energy conversion, ultrafast switching, nano-photonics, and nonlinear optics. Our experiments were carried out in nanocrystalline pentacene thin films possessing spatial inversion symmetry that prohibited second-order, all-electric nonlinearities but allowed magneto-electric rectification.

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  • M. Tuan Trinh & Gregory Smail & Krishnandu Makhal & Da Seul Yang & Jinsang Kim & Stephen C. Rand, 2020. "Observation of magneto-electric rectification at non-relativistic intensities," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-6, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-19125-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19125-w
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