Controlling inversion and time-reversal symmetries by subcycle pulses in the one-dimensional extended Hubbard model
arXiv:2211.08694 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.107.195103
Abstract
Owning to their high controllability, laser pulses have contributed greatly to our understanding of strongly correlated electron systems. However, typical multicycle pulses do not control the symmetry of systems that plays an important role in the emergence of novel quantum phases. Here, we demonstrate that subcycle pulses whose oscillation is less than one period within a pulse envelope can control inversion and time-reversal symmetries in the electronic states of the one-dimensional extended Hubbard model. Using an ultrashort subcycle pulse, one can generate a steady electric current (SEC) in a photoexcited state due to an Aharonov-Bohm flux instantaneously introduced through the phase of an electric field. Consequently, time-reversal symmetry is broken. In contrast, a broad subcycle pulse does not induce SEC but instead generates electric polarization, thus breaking inversion symmetry. Both symmetry breakings in a photoexcited state can be monitored by second harmonic generation. These findings provide a new methodology for designing the symmetries of electronic states and open up a new field of subcycle-pulse engineering.
8 pages, 7 figures
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