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Optical-field-induced current in dielectrics

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  • Agustin Schiffrin

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
    Present addresses: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z1 Canada; Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4 Canada.)

  • Tim Paasch-Colberg

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Nicholas Karpowicz

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Vadym Apalkov

    (Georgia State University)

  • Daniel Gerster

    (Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Strasse, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Sascha Mühlbrandt

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
    Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Strasse, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Michael Korbman

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Joachim Reichert

    (Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Strasse, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Martin Schultze

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
    Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Am Coulombwall 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Simon Holzner

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Johannes V. Barth

    (Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Strasse, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Reinhard Kienberger

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
    Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Strasse, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Ralph Ernstorfer

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
    Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Strasse, D-85748 Garching, Germany
    Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4–6, 14195 Berlin, Germany)

  • Vladislav S. Yakovlev

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
    Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Am Coulombwall 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Mark I. Stockman

    (Georgia State University)

  • Ferenc Krausz

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
    Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Am Coulombwall 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

Abstract

Exposing a fused silica sample to a strong, waveform-controlled, few-cycle optical field increases the dielectric’s optical conductivity by more than 18 orders of magnitude in less than 1 femtosecond, allowing electric currents to be driven, directed and switched by the instantaneous light field.

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  • Agustin Schiffrin & Tim Paasch-Colberg & Nicholas Karpowicz & Vadym Apalkov & Daniel Gerster & Sascha Mühlbrandt & Michael Korbman & Joachim Reichert & Martin Schultze & Simon Holzner & Johannes V. Ba, 2013. "Optical-field-induced current in dielectrics," Nature, Nature, vol. 493(7430), pages 70-74, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:493:y:2013:i:7430:d:10.1038_nature11567
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11567
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