Topology and geometry under the nonlinear electromagnetic spotlight

Q Ma, AG Grushin, KS Burch - Nature materials, 2021 - nature.com
For many materials, a precise knowledge of their dispersion spectra is insufficient to predict
their ordered phases and physical responses. Instead, these materials are classified by the …

Two-dimensional Dirac plasmon-polaritons in graphene, 3D topological insulator and hybrid systems

C In, UJ Kim, H Choi - Light: Science & Applications, 2022 - nature.com
Collective oscillations of massless particles in two-dimensional (2D) Dirac materials offer an
innovative route toward implementing atomically thin devices based on low-energy …

1.4‐mJ high energy terahertz radiation from lithium niobates

B Zhang, Z Ma, J Ma, X Wu, C Ouyang… - Laser & Photonics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Free‐space super‐strong terahertz (THz) electromagnetic fields offer multifaceted
capabilities for reaching extreme nonlinear THz optics. However, the lack of powerful solid …

A light-induced phononic symmetry switch and giant dissipationless topological photocurrent in ZrTe5

L Luo, D Cheng, B Song, LL Wang, C Vaswani… - Nature Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Dissipationless currents from topologically protected states are promising for disorder-
tolerant electronics and quantum computation. Here, we photogenerate giant anisotropic …

Experimental measurement of the intrinsic excitonic wave function

MKL Man, J Madéo, C Sahoo, K **e, M Campbell… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
An exciton, a two-body composite quasiparticle formed of an electron and hole, is a
fundamental optical excitation in condensed matter systems. Since its discovery nearly a …

Lightwave-driven gapless superconductivity and forbidden quantum beats by terahertz symmetry breaking

X Yang, C Vaswani, C Sundahl, M Mootz, L Luo… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Light-induced supercurrents chart a path forward for the electromagnetic design of emergent
materials phases and collective modes for quantum engineering applications. However …

Light-driven Raman coherence as a nonthermal route to ultrafast topology switching in a Dirac semimetal

C Vaswani, LL Wang, DH Mudiyanselage, Q Li… - Physical Review X, 2020 - APS
A grand challenge underlies the entire field of topology-enabled quantum logic and
information science: how to establish topological control principles driven by quantum …

Terahertz second-harmonic generation from lightwave acceleration of symmetry-breaking nonlinear supercurrents

C Vaswani, M Mootz, C Sundahl, DH Mudiyanselage… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
We report terahertz (THz) light-induced second harmonic generation, in superconductors
with inversion symmetry that forbid even-order nonlinearities. The THz second harmonic …

Single-shot ultrafast terahertz photography

J Dong, P You, A Tomasino, A Yurtsever… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Multidimensional imaging of transient events has proven pivotal in unveiling many
fundamental mechanisms in physics, chemistry, and biology. In particular, real-time imaging …

Chirality manipulation of ultrafast phase switches in a correlated CDW-Weyl semimetal

B Cheng, D Cheng, T Jiang, W **a, B Song… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Light engineering of correlated states in topological materials provides a new avenue of
achieving exotic topological phases inaccessible by conventional tuning methods. Here we …