Title :
Electron tunneling and acceleration at gold nanostructures driven by ultrashort mid-infrared pulses
Author :
Echternkamp, K.E. ; Kusa, F. ; Herink, G. ; Ashihara, S. ; Ropers, C.
Author_Institution :
IV. Phys. Inst., Univ. of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany
Abstract :
Strong-field photoemission from resonant and non-resonant gold nanostructures is studied using ultrashort mid-infrared pulses. The photoelectron yield and kinetic energy spectra are governed by both antenna resonances and optical near-field distributions.
Keywords :
gold; laser beam effects; nanostructured materials; photoemission; tunnelling; Au; antenna resonance; electron acceleration; electron tunneling; kinetic energy spectra; optical near-field distribution; photoelectron yield; photoemission; resonant gold nanostructure; ultrashort mid-infrared pulse; Gold; Kinetic energy; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical pulses; Photoelectricity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
