6 papers
Intense high harmonic vector beams from relativistic plasma mirrors
Zi-Yu Chen, Ronghao Hu
Vector beam, with a spatial nonuniform polarization distribution, is important for many applications due to its unique field characteristics and novel effects when interacting with…
Probing structural chirality of crystals using high harmonic generation in solids
Zi-Yu Chen, Rui Qin
Structural chirality plays an important role in solid state physics and leads to a variety of novel physics. The feasibility of probing structural chirality of crystals using high…
Strong-field nonlinear optical properties of monolayer black phosphorus
Zi-Yu Chen, Rui Qin
Within the past few years, atomically thin black phosphorus (BP) has been demonstrated as a fascinating new 2D material that is promising for novel nanoelectronics and nanophotonic…
Circularly polarized extreme ultraviolet high harmonic generation in graphene
Zi-Yu Chen, Rui Qin
Circularly polarized extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation is highly interesting for investigation of chirality-sensitive light-matter interactions. Recent breakthroughs have enabled…
Strain-controlled high harmonic generation with Dirac fermions in silicene
Rui Qin, Zi-Yu Chen
Two-dimensional (2D) materials with zero band gap exhibit remarkable electronic properties with wide tunability. High harmonic generation (HHG) in such materials offers unique plat…
Spectral control of high harmonics from relativistic plasmas using bicircular fields
Zi-Yu Chen
We introduce two-color counterrotating circularly polarized laser fields as a new way to spectrally control high harmonic generation (HHG) from relativistic plasma mirrors. Through…