Determining the complex second-order optical susceptibility in macroscale van der Waals heterobilayers

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Main Authors: Zhu, Zeyuan, Yoo, Taejun, Shaikh, Kanchan, Johnson, Amalya C., Li, Qiuyang, Liu, Fang, Deng, Hui, Kobayashi, Yuki
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author Zhu, Zeyuan
Yoo, Taejun
Shaikh, Kanchan
Johnson, Amalya C.
Li, Qiuyang
Liu, Fang
Deng, Hui
Kobayashi, Yuki
author_facet Zhu, Zeyuan
Yoo, Taejun
Shaikh, Kanchan
Johnson, Amalya C.
Li, Qiuyang
Liu, Fang
Deng, Hui
Kobayashi, Yuki
contents We report on the experimental characterization of the second-order susceptibility in MoSe$_2$/WS$_2$ heterobilayers, including their hidden complex phases. To this end, we developed a heterodyne-detection scheme for second-harmonic generation and applied it to macroscale heterobilayer samples prepared using the gold-tape exfoliation method. The heterodyne scheme enabled us to distinguish the relative orientation of the crystal domains, and further, it allowed us to characterize the complex phases of the susceptibility relative to a reference quartz sample. By comparing the results from the monolayer regions and the heterobilayer region over several hundred microns of the sample area, we determined that the contribution of interlayer effects to second-harmonic generation is within the experimental uncertainty arising from the sample inhomogeneity. The results here provide fundamental quantitative information necessary for the precise design of nanophotonic systems based on stacking engineering.
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spellingShingle Determining the complex second-order optical susceptibility in macroscale van der Waals heterobilayers
Zhu, Zeyuan
Yoo, Taejun
Shaikh, Kanchan
Johnson, Amalya C.
Li, Qiuyang
Liu, Fang
Deng, Hui
Kobayashi, Yuki
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We report on the experimental characterization of the second-order susceptibility in MoSe$_2$/WS$_2$ heterobilayers, including their hidden complex phases. To this end, we developed a heterodyne-detection scheme for second-harmonic generation and applied it to macroscale heterobilayer samples prepared using the gold-tape exfoliation method. The heterodyne scheme enabled us to distinguish the relative orientation of the crystal domains, and further, it allowed us to characterize the complex phases of the susceptibility relative to a reference quartz sample. By comparing the results from the monolayer regions and the heterobilayer region over several hundred microns of the sample area, we determined that the contribution of interlayer effects to second-harmonic generation is within the experimental uncertainty arising from the sample inhomogeneity. The results here provide fundamental quantitative information necessary for the precise design of nanophotonic systems based on stacking engineering.
title Determining the complex second-order optical susceptibility in macroscale van der Waals heterobilayers
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.03269