Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2007-11-12
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2 figures
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.2820379
The correlated behavior of electrons determines the structure and optical properties of molecules, semiconductor and other systems. Valuable information on these correlations is provided by measuring the response to femtosecond laser pulses, which probe the very short time period during which the excited particles remain correlated. The interpretation of four-wave-mixing techniques, commonly used to study the energy levels and dynamics of many-electron systems, is complicated by many competing effects and overlapping resonances. Here we propose a coherent optical technique, specifically designed to provide a background-free probe for electronic correlations in many-electron systems. The proposed signal pulse is generated only when the electrons are correlated, which gives rise to an extraordinary sensitivity. The peak pattern in two-dimensional plots, obtained by displaying the signal vs. two frequencies conjugated to two pulse delays, provides a direct visualization and specific signatures of the many-electron wavefunctions.
Mukamel Shaul
Oszwaldowski Rafal
Yang Lijun
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