Spectrally resolved free electron-light coupling strength in a transition metal dichalcogenide

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Autori principali: Müller, Niklas, Kabil, Soufiane el, Vosse, Gerrit, Hansen, Lina, Rathje, Christopher, Schäfer, Sascha
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author Müller, Niklas
Kabil, Soufiane el
Vosse, Gerrit
Hansen, Lina
Rathje, Christopher
Schäfer, Sascha
author_facet Müller, Niklas
Kabil, Soufiane el
Vosse, Gerrit
Hansen, Lina
Rathje, Christopher
Schäfer, Sascha
contents Recent advancements in electron microscopy have introduced innovative techniques enabling the inelastic interaction of fast electrons with tightly confined and intense light fields. These techniques, commonly summarized under the term photon-induced nearfield electron microscopy now offer unprecedented capabilities for a precise mapping of the characteristics of optical near-fields with remarkable spatial resolution but their spectral resolution were only scarcely investigated. In this study, we employ a strongly chirped and temporally broadband light pulse to investigate the interaction between free electrons and light at the edge of a MoS2 thin film. Our approach unveils the details of electron-light coupling, revealing a pronounced dependence of the coupling strength on both the position and photon energy. Employing numerical simulations of a simplified model system we identify these modulations to be caused by optical interferences between the incident and reflected field as well as an optical mode guided within the transition metal dichalcogenide film.
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spellingShingle Spectrally resolved free electron-light coupling strength in a transition metal dichalcogenide
Müller, Niklas
Kabil, Soufiane el
Vosse, Gerrit
Hansen, Lina
Rathje, Christopher
Schäfer, Sascha
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Optics
Recent advancements in electron microscopy have introduced innovative techniques enabling the inelastic interaction of fast electrons with tightly confined and intense light fields. These techniques, commonly summarized under the term photon-induced nearfield electron microscopy now offer unprecedented capabilities for a precise mapping of the characteristics of optical near-fields with remarkable spatial resolution but their spectral resolution were only scarcely investigated. In this study, we employ a strongly chirped and temporally broadband light pulse to investigate the interaction between free electrons and light at the edge of a MoS2 thin film. Our approach unveils the details of electron-light coupling, revealing a pronounced dependence of the coupling strength on both the position and photon energy. Employing numerical simulations of a simplified model system we identify these modulations to be caused by optical interferences between the incident and reflected field as well as an optical mode guided within the transition metal dichalcogenide film.
title Spectrally resolved free electron-light coupling strength in a transition metal dichalcogenide
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.12017