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We investigate the resonance energy transfer (RET) rate between two quantum emitters near a suspended graphene sheet in vacuum under the influence of an external magnetic field. We perform the analysis for low and room temperatures and show that, due to the extraordinary magneto-optical response of graphene, it allows for an active control and tunability of the RET even in the case of room temperature. We also demonstrate that the RET rate is extremely sensitive to small variations of the applied magnetic field, and can be tuned up to a striking six orders of magnitude for quite realistic values of magnetic field. Moreover, we evidence the fundamental role played by the magnetoplasmon polaritons supported by the graphene monolayer as the dominant channel for the RET within a certain distance range. Our results suggest that magneto-optical media may take the manipulation of energy transfer between quantum emitters to a whole new level, and broaden even more its great spectrum of applications.
The discovery of the hydrodynamic electron liquid (HEL) in graphene [D. Bandurin emph{et al.}, Science {bf 351}, 1055 (2016) and J. Crossno emph{et al.}, Science {bf 351}, 1058 (2016)] has marked the birth of the solid-state HEL which can be probed near room temperature in a table-top setup. Here we examine the terahertz (THz) magneto-optical (MO) properties of a graphene HEL. Considering the case where the magnetic length $l_B=sqrt{hbar/eB}$ is comparable to the mean-free path $l_{ee}$ for electron-electron interaction in graphene, the MO conductivities are obtained by taking a momentum balance equation approach on the basis of the Boltzmann equation. We find that when $l_Bsim l_{ee}$, the viscous effect in a HEL can weaken significantly the THz MO effects such as cyclotron resonance and Faraday rotation. The upper hybrid and cyclotron resonance magnetoplasmon modes $omega_pm$ are also obtained through the RPA dielectric function. The magnetoplasmons of graphene HEL at large wave-vector regime are affected by the viscous effect, and results in red-shifts of the magnetoplasmon frequencies. We predict that the viscosity in graphene HEL can affect strongly the magneto-optical and magnetoplasmonic properties, which can be verified experimentally.
The sensitive correlation between optical parameters and strain in Mo$S_2$ results in a totally different approach to tune the optical properties. Usually, an external source of strain is employed to monitor the optical and vibrational properties of a material. It is always challenging to have a precise control over the strain and its consequences on material properties. Here, we report the presence of a compressive strain in Mo$S_2$ crystalline powder and nanosheets obtained via the process of ball-milling and probe sonication. The diffraction peaks in the X-ray diffraction pattern shift to higher 2$theta$ value implying a compressive strain that increases with the processing time. The absorption spectra, photoluminescence and Raman modes are blue-shifted w.r.t the bulk unprocessed sample. The observed blue-shift is attributed to the presence of compressive strain in the samples. Whereas in thin nano-sheets of Mo$S_2$, it is very likely that both quantum confinement as well as strain result in the observed blue-shift. These results indicate that by optimizing the processing conditions and/or time, a strain of desired amount and hence tunable shift in optical properties of material can be achieved.
We study the anomalous Hall effect, magneto-optical properties, and nonlinear optical properties of twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) aligned with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) substrate as well as twisted double bilayer graphene systems. We show that non-vanishing valley polarizations in twisted graphene systems would give rise to anomalous Hall effect which can be tuned by in-plane magnetic fields. The valley polarized states are also associated with giant Faraday/Kerr rotations in the terahertz frequency regime. Moreover, both hBN-aligned TBG and TDBG exhibit colossal nonlinear optical responses by virtue of the inversion-symmetry breaking, the small bandwidth, and the small excitation gaps of the systems. Our calculations indicate that in both systems the nonlinear optical conductivities of the shift currents are on the order of $10^3,mu$A/V$^2$; and the second harmonic generation (SHG) susceptibilities are on the order of $10^6,$pm/V in the terahertz frequency regime. Moreover, in TDBG with $ABtextrm{-}BA$ stacking, we find that a finite orbital magnetization would generate a new component $sigma^{x}_{xx} $ of the nonlinear photoconductivity tensor; while in $AB$-$AB$ stacked TDBG with vertical electric fields, the valley polarization and orbital magnetization would make significant contributions to the $sigma^{y}_{xx}$ component of the photoconductivity tensor. These nonlinear photo-conductivities are proportional to the orbital magnetizations of the systems, thus they are expected to exhibit hysteresis behavior in response to out-of-plane magnetic fields.
Scalable quantum photonic networks require coherent excitation of quantum emitters. However, many solid-state systems can undergo a transition to a dark shelving state that inhibits the fluorescence. Here we demonstrate that a controlled gating using a weak non-resonant laser, the resonant excitation can be recovered and amplified for single germanium vacancies (GeVs). Employing the gated resonance excitation, we achieve optically stable resonance fluorescence of GeV centers. Our results are pivotal for the deployment of diamond color centers as reliable building blocks for scalable solid state quantum networks.
Electronic coherence is of utmost importance for the access and control of quantum-mechanical solid-state properties. Using a purely electronic observable, the photocurrent, we measure an electronic coherence time of 22 +/- 4 fs in graphene. The photocurrent is ideally suited to measure electronic coherence as it is a direct result of quantum path interference, controlled by the delay between two ultrashort two-color laser pulses. The maximum delay for which interference between the population amplitude injected by the first pulse interferes with that generated by the second pulse determines the electronic coherence time. In particular, numerical simulations reveal that the experimental data yield a lower boundary on the electronic coherence time and that coherent dephasing masks a lower coherence time. We expect that our results will significantly advance the understanding of coherent quantum-control in solid-state systems ranging from excitation with weak fields to strongly driven systems.