Multiple particle-hole pair creation in the Fermi-Hubbard model by a pump laser

Abstract

We study the Fermi-Hubbard model in the strongly correlated Mott phase under the influence of a harmonically oscillating electric field, e.g., a pump laser. In the Peierls representation, this pump field can be represented as an oscillating phase of the hopping rate $J(t)$, such that the effective time-averaged rate $\bar{J}$ is reduced, i.e., switching the pump laser suddenly is analogous to a quantum quench. Apart from this time-averaged rate $\bar{J}$, it is well known that the oscillating component of $J(t)$ can resonantly create particle-hole pairs if the pump frequency ${\omega }_{\mathrm{pump}}$ equals (or a little exceeds) the Mott gap. In addition, we find that it is possible to create multiple pairs if ${\omega }_{\mathrm{pump}}$ is near an integer multiple of the gap. These findings should be relevant for pump-probe experiments.

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