Terahertz nonlinear optics of graphene: from saturable absorption to high‐harmonics generation

HA Hafez, S Kovalev, KJ Tielrooij… - Advanced Optical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene has long been predicted to show exceptional nonlinear optical properties,
especially in the technologically important terahertz (THz) frequency range. Recent …

Electrical tunability of terahertz nonlinearity in graphene

S Kovalev, HA Hafez, KJ Tielrooij, JC Deinert… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Graphene is conceivably the most nonlinear optoelectronic material we know. Its nonlinear
optical coefficients in the terahertz frequency range surpass those of other materials by …

The ultrafast dynamics and conductivity of photoexcited graphene at different Fermi energies

A Tomadin, SM Hornett, HI Wang, EM Alexeev… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
For many of the envisioned optoelectronic applications of graphene, it is crucial to
understand the subpicosecond carrier dynamics immediately following photoexcitation and …

Effects of microscopic scattering on terahertz third harmonic generation in monolayer graphene

P Navaeipour, MM Dignam - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
Due to its linear dispersion, monolayer graphene is expected to generate a third harmonic
response at terahertz frequencies. There have been a variety of different models of this effect …

Effects of environmental conditions on the ultrafast carrier dynamics in graphene revealed by terahertz spectroscopy

HA Hafez, X Chai, Y Sekine, M Takamura, K Oguri… - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
A thorough understanding of the stability of graphene under ambient environmental
conditions is essential for future graphene-based applications. In this paper, we study the …

Intense terahertz field effects on photoexcited carrier dynamics in gated graphene

HA Hafez, PL Lévesque, I Al-Naib, MM Dignam… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
We study nonlinear effects of intense terahertz (THz) field on photoexcited carrier dynamics
in gated monolayer graphene. By employing optical-pump/intense-THz-probe spectroscopy …

Effect of microscopic scattering on the nonlinear transmission of terahertz fields through monolayer graphene

LG Helt, MM Dignam - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
We consider the nonlinear terahertz response of n-doped monolayer graphene at room
temperature using a microscopic theory of carrier dynamics. Our tight-binding model treats …

A novel graphene-based electro-optical modulator using modulation instability

MA Sharif, B Ghafary, MHM Ara - IEEE Photonics Technology …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose for the first time a THz graphene-based electro-optical modulator. The novelty
comes from working the device in modulation instability (MI) regime. Multiple embedded …

[HTML][HTML] Optimized nonlinear terahertz response of graphene in a parallel-plate waveguide

P Navaeipour, MM Dignam - APL Photonics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Third harmonic generation of terahertz radiation is expected to occur in monolayer graphene
due to the nonlinear relationship between the crystal momentum and the current density. In …

[HTML][HTML] Polarization effects of electro-optic sampling and over-rotation for high field THz detection

G Bell, M Hilke - Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 2020 - Springer
With ever increasing availability of terahertz fields, it is important to find suitable detection
techniques without compromising the measured dynamic range. Electro-optic terahertz …