Attosecond nanoscale near-field sampling

The promise of ultrafast light field driven electronic nanocircuits has stimulated the development of the new research field of attosecond nanophysics. An essential prerequisite for advancing this new area is the ability to characterize optical nearfields from light interaction with nanostructures w...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors g, Benjamin, Schoetz, Johannes, Suessmann, Frederik, Foerster, Michael, Krueger, Michael, Byung-Nam Ahn, Wintersperger, Karen, Zherebtsov, Sergey, Guggenmos, Alexander, Pervak, Vladimir, Kessel, Alexander, Trushin, Sergei, Azzeer, Abdallah, Stockman, Mark, Dong-Eon, Kim, Krausz, Ferenc, Hommelhoff, Peter, Kling, Matthias
Format Paper Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 23.08.2015
Subjects
Computer simulation
Gold
Near fields
Physics - Optics
Rare gases
Spectral sensitivity
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Summary:The promise of ultrafast light field driven electronic nanocircuits has stimulated the development of the new research field of attosecond nanophysics. An essential prerequisite for advancing this new area is the ability to characterize optical nearfields from light interaction with nanostructures with sub cycle resolution. Here, we experimentally demonstrate attosecond nearfield retrieval with a gold nanotip using streaking spectroscopy. By comparison of the results from gold nanotips to those obtained for a noble gas, the spectral response of the nanotip near field arising from laser excitation can be extracted. Monte Carlo MC trajectory simulations in near fields obtained with the macroscopic Maxwells equations elucidate the streaking mechanism on the nanoscale.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1508.05611