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| author | Maleki, Ali Heindl, Moritz B. Xin, Yongbao Boyd, Robert W. Herink, Georg Ménard, Jean-Michel |
| author_facet | Maleki, Ali Heindl, Moritz B. Xin, Yongbao Boyd, Robert W. Herink, Georg Ménard, Jean-Michel |
| contents | Graphene has unique properties paving the way for groundbreaking future applications. Its large optical nonlinearity and ease of integration in devices notably makes it an ideal candidate to become a key component for all-optical switching and frequency conversion applications. In the terahertz (THz) region, various approaches have been independently demonstrated to optimize the nonlinear effects in graphene, addressing a critical limitation arising from the atomically thin interaction length. Here, we demonstrate sample architectures that combine strategies to enhance THz nonlinearities in graphene-based structures. We achieve this by increasing the interaction length through a multilayered design, controlling carrier density with an electrical gate, and modulating the THz field spatial distribution with a metallic metasurface substrate. Our study specifically investigates third harmonic generation (THG) using a table-top high-field THz source. We measure THG enhancement factors exceeding thirty and propose architectures capable of achieving a two-order-of-magnitude increase. These findings highlight the potential of engineered graphene-based samples in advancing THz frequency conversion technologies for signal processing and wireless communication applications. |
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| spellingShingle | Strategies to enhance THz harmonic generation combining multilayered, gated, and metamaterial-based architectures Maleki, Ali Heindl, Moritz B. Xin, Yongbao Boyd, Robert W. Herink, Georg Ménard, Jean-Michel Optics Applied Physics Graphene has unique properties paving the way for groundbreaking future applications. Its large optical nonlinearity and ease of integration in devices notably makes it an ideal candidate to become a key component for all-optical switching and frequency conversion applications. In the terahertz (THz) region, various approaches have been independently demonstrated to optimize the nonlinear effects in graphene, addressing a critical limitation arising from the atomically thin interaction length. Here, we demonstrate sample architectures that combine strategies to enhance THz nonlinearities in graphene-based structures. We achieve this by increasing the interaction length through a multilayered design, controlling carrier density with an electrical gate, and modulating the THz field spatial distribution with a metallic metasurface substrate. Our study specifically investigates third harmonic generation (THG) using a table-top high-field THz source. We measure THG enhancement factors exceeding thirty and propose architectures capable of achieving a two-order-of-magnitude increase. These findings highlight the potential of engineered graphene-based samples in advancing THz frequency conversion technologies for signal processing and wireless communication applications. |
| title | Strategies to enhance THz harmonic generation combining multilayered, gated, and metamaterial-based architectures |
| topic | Optics Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.17125 |