On-chip petahertz electronics for single-shot phase detection
Attosecond science has demonstrated that electrons can be controlled on the sub-cycle time scale of an optical waveform, paving the way towards optical frequency electronics. However, these experiments historically relied on high-energy laser pulses and detection not suitable for microelectronic integration. For practical optical frequency electronics, a system suitable for integration and capable of generating detectable signals with low pulse energies is needed. While current from plasmonic nanoantenna emitters can be driven at optical frequencies, low charge yields have been a significant limitation. In this work we demonstrate that large-scale electrically connected plasmonic nanoantenna networks, when driven in concert, enable charge yields sufficient for single-shot carrier-envelope phase detection at repetition rates exceeding tens of kilohertz. We not only show that limitations in single-shot CEP detection techniques can be overcome, but also demonstrate a flexible approach to optical frequency electronics in general, enabling future applications such as high sensitivity petahertz-bandwidth electric field sampling or logic-circuits.
Authors
- Karl K. Berggren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7453-9031)
- T. Matsuyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7878-7374)
- Felix Ritzkowsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1390-4837)
- Hüseyin Çankaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7262-8831)
- Matthew Yeung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4116-8702)
- Thomas Gebert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6031-7689)
- Franz X. Käertner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8829-5461)
- Roland E. Mainz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7841-3679)
- Engjell Bebeti
- Giulio Maria Rossi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3944-1968)
- Matthias Budden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1534-1839)
- Phillip D. Keathley
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY (DE)
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (DE)
- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (DE)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2024-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53788-z
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.05
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- European Commission
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research