Terahertz radiation by quantum interference of excitons in a one-dimensional Mott insulator

Tatsuya Miyamoto (), Akihiro Kondo, Takeshi Inaba, Takeshi Morimoto, Shijia You and Hiroshi Okamoto ()
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Tatsuya Miyamoto: University of Tokyo
Akihiro Kondo: University of Tokyo
Takeshi Inaba: University of Tokyo
Takeshi Morimoto: University of Tokyo
Shijia You: University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Okamoto: University of Tokyo

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract Nearly monocyclic terahertz waves are used for investigating elementary excitations and for controlling electronic states in solids. They are usually generated via second-order optical nonlinearity by injecting a femtosecond laser pulse into a nonlinear optical crystal. In this framework, however, it is difficult to control phase and frequency of terahertz waves. Here, we show that in a one-dimensional Mott insulator of a nickel-bromine chain compound a terahertz wave is generated with high efficiency via strong electron modulations due to quantum interference between odd-parity and even-parity excitons produced by two-color femtosecond pulses. Using this method, one can control all of the phase, frequency, and amplitude of terahertz waves by adjusting the creation-time difference of two excitons with attosecond accuracy. This approach enables to evaluate the phase-relaxation time of excitons under strong electron correlations in Mott insulators. Moreover, phase- and frequency-controlled terahertz pulses are beneficial for coherent electronic-state controls with nearly monocyclic terahertz waves.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41463-8

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