Title :
Controlling superconductivity with strong terahertz fields
Author :
Hoffmann, Matthias C. ; Dienst, Andreas ; Fausti, Daniele ; Kaiser, Stefan ; Cavalleri, Andrea
Abstract :
Ultrafast mid-infrared and terahertz pulses open a new avenue to control complex solids by directly accessing their low-energy excitations. Here we discuss recent results in inducing and manipulating superconductivity in cuprate compounds using strong fields.
Keywords :
copper compounds; electro-optical effects; high-temperature superconductors; optical pulse generation; low-energy excitations; superconductivity control; terahertz fields; ultrafast mid-infrared pulses; Conductivity; Couplings; High temperature superconductors; Logic gates; Probes; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
