Observation of few-cycle, strong-field phenomena in surface plasmon fields | Zendy

Péter Dombi | Zendy; S. E. Irvine | Zendy; Péter Rácz | Zendy; Miklós Lenner | Zendy; N. Kroó | Zendy; G. L. Farkas | Zendy; A. V. Mitrofanov | Zendy; Andrius Baltuška | Zendy; Takao Fuji | Zendy; Ferenc Krausz | Zendy; A. Y. Elezzabi | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Observation of few-cycle, strong-field phenomena in surface plasmon fields

Author(s) -

Péter Dombi,

S. E. Irvine,

Péter Rácz,

Miklós Lenner,

N. Kroó,

G. L. Farkas,

A. V. Mitrofanov,

Andrius Baltuška,

Takao Fuji,

Ferenc Krausz,

A. Y. Elezzabi

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

optics express

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 271

ISSN - 1094-4087

DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.024206

Subject(s) - plasmon , surface plasmon , surface plasmon polariton , optics , laser , electric field , materials science , ultrashort pulse , electron , physics , field (mathematics) , atomic physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics

We present experimental evidence of the generation of few-cycle propagating surface plasmon polariton wavepackets. These ultrashort plasmonic pulses comprised of only 2-3 field oscillations were characterized by an autocorrelation measurement based on electron photoemission. By exploiting plasmonic field enhancement, we achieved plasmon-induced tunnelling emission from the metal surface at low laser intensity, opening perspectives for strong-field experiments with low pulse energies. All-optical electron acceleration up to keV kinetic energy is also demonstrated in these surface-confined, few-cycle fields with only 1.35×10(12) W/cm2 focused laser intensity. The experimental results are found to be in excellent agreement with the model.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research