Visualizing Standing Light Waves in Continuous-Beam Transmission Electron Microscopy

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Autori principali: Weber, Jonathan T., Müller, Niklas, Schröder, Alexander, Schäfer, Sascha
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author Weber, Jonathan T.
Müller, Niklas
Schröder, Alexander
Schäfer, Sascha
author_facet Weber, Jonathan T.
Müller, Niklas
Schröder, Alexander
Schäfer, Sascha
contents The phase-resolved imaging of confined light fields by homodyne detection is a cornerstone of metrology in nano-optics and photonics, but its application in electron microscopy has been limited so far. Here, we report the mapping of optical modes in a waveguide structure by illumination with femtosecond light pulses in a continuous-beam transmission electron microscope. Multi-photon photoemission results in a remanent charging pattern which we image by Lorentz microscopy. The resulting image contrast is linked to the intensity distribution of the standing light wave and quantitatively described within an analytical model. The robustness of the approach is showcased in a wider parameter range and more complex sample geometries including micro- and nanostructures. We discuss further applications of light-interference-based charging for electron microscopy with in-situ optical excitation, laying the foundation for advanced measurement schemes for the phase-resolved imaging of propagating light fields.
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spellingShingle Visualizing Standing Light Waves in Continuous-Beam Transmission Electron Microscopy
Weber, Jonathan T.
Müller, Niklas
Schröder, Alexander
Schäfer, Sascha
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Optics
The phase-resolved imaging of confined light fields by homodyne detection is a cornerstone of metrology in nano-optics and photonics, but its application in electron microscopy has been limited so far. Here, we report the mapping of optical modes in a waveguide structure by illumination with femtosecond light pulses in a continuous-beam transmission electron microscope. Multi-photon photoemission results in a remanent charging pattern which we image by Lorentz microscopy. The resulting image contrast is linked to the intensity distribution of the standing light wave and quantitatively described within an analytical model. The robustness of the approach is showcased in a wider parameter range and more complex sample geometries including micro- and nanostructures. We discuss further applications of light-interference-based charging for electron microscopy with in-situ optical excitation, laying the foundation for advanced measurement schemes for the phase-resolved imaging of propagating light fields.
title Visualizing Standing Light Waves in Continuous-Beam Transmission Electron Microscopy
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.14162