Superconducting photocurrents induced by structured electromagnetic radiation
We develop a phenomenological theory describing the interaction of superconducting condensate with a Bessel beam of twisted light characterized by a nonzero angular momentum $m$. Starting from the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau model with the complex relaxation time, we calculate the spatial profiles of dc photoinduced currents and magnetic fields as well as the second harmonic response. The photocurrents and magnetic fields are shown to be determined both by the helicity of light and its orbital momentum $m$. Analyzing the half-space and thin film geometries, we discuss possible experimental tests aimed to probe the superconducting photocurrents and magnetic fields.
Authors
- A. S. Mel’nikov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4241-467X)
- Maksym V. Kovalenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9518-2707)
- Oleg B. Zuev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2936-9812)
Institutions
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (RU)
- Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics (RU)
- Institute for Physics of Microstructures (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/cr1g-wnmc
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Superconducting and THz Device Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31