Phonon-driven decoherence of high-harmonic generation in the solid-state
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| author | Mokhtari, Saadat Jelic, Vedran Purschke, David N. Gholam-Mirzaei, Shima Kowalczyk, Katarzyna M. Reis, David A. Hammond, T. J. Villeneuve, David M. Staudte, André Légaré, François Vampa, Giulio |
| author_facet | Mokhtari, Saadat Jelic, Vedran Purschke, David N. Gholam-Mirzaei, Shima Kowalczyk, Katarzyna M. Reis, David A. Hammond, T. J. Villeneuve, David M. Staudte, André Légaré, François Vampa, Giulio |
| contents | High-harmonic generation in solids has emerged as a powerful probe of ultrafast electron dynamics and lattice motion, and recent theoretical work has suggested that thermally driven lattice fluctuations can act as an effective source of decoherence in the harmonic-generation process. However, a direct experimental link between high-harmonic emission and temperature-driven incoherent phonons has remained unclear. Here, we investigate the temperature dependence of high-harmonic generation in ultrapure silicon using reflection-geometry measurements over a wide temperature range. We observe that the harmonic yield increases significantly with decreasing temperature. To interpret these results, we introduce a one-dimensional atomic-chain model in which finite temperature is represented by random lattice displacements that mimic incoherent phonon fluctuations. The simulations reproduce the magnitude of temperature-dependent change of the harmonic signal and support a picture in which thermally induced lattice disorder enhances electron-hole decoherence, thereby reducing high-harmonic emission. Our results establish incoherent phonons as an important source of decoherence in solid-state high-harmonic generation. |
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| spellingShingle | Phonon-driven decoherence of high-harmonic generation in the solid-state Mokhtari, Saadat Jelic, Vedran Purschke, David N. Gholam-Mirzaei, Shima Kowalczyk, Katarzyna M. Reis, David A. Hammond, T. J. Villeneuve, David M. Staudte, André Légaré, François Vampa, Giulio Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics High-harmonic generation in solids has emerged as a powerful probe of ultrafast electron dynamics and lattice motion, and recent theoretical work has suggested that thermally driven lattice fluctuations can act as an effective source of decoherence in the harmonic-generation process. However, a direct experimental link between high-harmonic emission and temperature-driven incoherent phonons has remained unclear. Here, we investigate the temperature dependence of high-harmonic generation in ultrapure silicon using reflection-geometry measurements over a wide temperature range. We observe that the harmonic yield increases significantly with decreasing temperature. To interpret these results, we introduce a one-dimensional atomic-chain model in which finite temperature is represented by random lattice displacements that mimic incoherent phonon fluctuations. The simulations reproduce the magnitude of temperature-dependent change of the harmonic signal and support a picture in which thermally induced lattice disorder enhances electron-hole decoherence, thereby reducing high-harmonic emission. Our results establish incoherent phonons as an important source of decoherence in solid-state high-harmonic generation. |
| title | Phonon-driven decoherence of high-harmonic generation in the solid-state |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.07543 |