Revealing the frequency-dependent oscillations in the nonlinear terahertz response induced by the Josephson current

Zhang, Sijie; Sun, Zhiyuan; Liu, Qiaomei; Wang, Zixiao; Wu, Qiong; Yue, Li; Xu, Shuxiang; Hu, Tianchen; Li, Rongsheng; Zhou, Xinyu; Yuan, Jiayu; Gu, Genda; Dong, Tao; Wang, Nanlin

doi:10.1093/nsr/nwad163

Title: Revealing the frequency-dependent oscillations in the nonlinear terahertz response induced by the Josephson current

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2023 · National Science Review

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwad163 · OSTI ID:2008134

Zhang, Sijie; Sun, Zhiyuan; Liu, Qiaomei; Wang, Zixiao; Wu, Qiong; Yue, Li; Xu, Shuxiang; Hu, Tianchen; Li, Rongsheng; Zhou, Xinyu;

; Gu, Genda; Dong, Tao; Wang, Nanlin

ABSTRACT Nonlinear responses of superconductors to intense terahertz radiation has been an active research frontier. Using terahertz pump-terahertz probe spectroscopy, we investigate the c-axis nonlinear optical response of a high-temperature superconducting cuprate. After excitation by a single-cycle terahertz pump pulse, the reflectivity of the probe pulse oscillates as the pump-probe delay is varied. Interestingly, the oscillatory central frequency scales linearly with the probe frequency, a fact widely overlooked in pump-probe experiments. By theoretically solving the nonlinear optical reflection problem on the interface, we show that our observation is well explained by the Josephson-type third-order nonlinear electrodynamics, together with the emission coefficient from inside the material into free space. The latter results in a strong enhancement of the emitted signal whose physical frequency is around the Josephson plasma edge. Our result offers a benchmark for and new insights into strong-field terahertz spectroscopy of related quantum materials.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2008134

Report Number(s):: BNL--224964-2023-JAAM; nwad163

Journal Information:: National Science Review, Journal Name: National Science Review Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 10; ISSN 2095-5138

Publisher:: Oxford University PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: China

Language:: English

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