Momentum space separation of quantum path interferences between photons and surface plasmon polaritons in nonlinear photoemission microscopy.

ABSTRACT: Quantum path interferences occur whenever multiple equivalent and coherent transitions result in a common final state. Such interferences strongly modify the probability of a particle to be found in that final state, a key concept of quantum coherent control. When multiple nonlinear and energy-degenerate transitions occur in a system, the multitude of possible quantum path interferences is hard to disentangle experimentally. Here, we analyze quantum path interferences during the nonlinear emission of electrons from hybrid plasmonic and photonic fields using time-resolved photoemission electron microscopy. We experimentally distinguish quantum path interferences by exploiting the momentum difference between photons and plasmons and through balancing the relative contributions of their respe

SUBMITTER: Dreher P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11636401 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature