Optically Addressing Circularly-Polarized Vibrations in Molecules
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| author | Lin, Chientzu Weatherly, Connor K. Terry Tempelaar, Roel |
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| contents | Circularly-polarized (CP) vibrations are the nuclear-motion analog of CP light, emerging in molecules with non-Abelian point-group symmetry that support orthogonal and degenerate vibrational normal modes. Here, we explore the optical addressability of CP vibrations, motivated by their potential as nanoscale angular momentum states suitable for information storage and manipulation. We investigate how symmetry-breaking chemical modifications affect a molecule's capacity to support CP vibrations. Notably, we find cases where modes retain their orthogonality and degeneracy in spite of such modifications, broadening the opportunities afforded by CP vibrations beyond non-Abelian point-group molecules. Prospects for experimental implementations using CP pump-probe techniques are briefly discussed. |
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| spellingShingle | Optically Addressing Circularly-Polarized Vibrations in Molecules Lin, Chientzu Weatherly, Connor K. Terry Tempelaar, Roel Chemical Physics Circularly-polarized (CP) vibrations are the nuclear-motion analog of CP light, emerging in molecules with non-Abelian point-group symmetry that support orthogonal and degenerate vibrational normal modes. Here, we explore the optical addressability of CP vibrations, motivated by their potential as nanoscale angular momentum states suitable for information storage and manipulation. We investigate how symmetry-breaking chemical modifications affect a molecule's capacity to support CP vibrations. Notably, we find cases where modes retain their orthogonality and degeneracy in spite of such modifications, broadening the opportunities afforded by CP vibrations beyond non-Abelian point-group molecules. Prospects for experimental implementations using CP pump-probe techniques are briefly discussed. |
| title | Optically Addressing Circularly-Polarized Vibrations in Molecules |
| topic | Chemical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.20827 |