[IEEE 2018 43rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz 2018) - Nagoya (2018.9.9-2018.9.14)] 2018 43rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz) - Terahertz Quasiparticle Acceleration: From Electron-Hole Collisions To Lightwave Valleytronics

摘要： Intense lightwaves can accelerate quasiparticles inside solids. This strong-field light-matter interaction results in the emission of high-harmonic or high-order sideband radiation. While the former process relies on a complex coupling between simultaneously driven interband polarization and intraband currents, high-order sidebands originate from a ballistic acceleration of the quasiparticles within the bands. This mechanism allows for the implementation of a quasiparticle collider in order to study those entities in close analogy to conventional collision experiments. Accelerating electrons and holes in a monolayer of transition metal dichalcogenides extends this scheme to internal quantum degrees of freedom. Our experiments show a lightwave-induced switching of the valley pseudospin, paving the way to ultimately fast valleytronics.