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Terahertz field control of interlayer transport modes in cuprate superconductors
- Abstract:
- We theoretically show that terahertz pulses with controlled amplitude and frequency can be used to switch between stable transport modes in layered superconductors, modelled as stacks of Josephson junctions. We find pulse shapes that deterministically switch the transport mode between superconducting, resistive and solitonic states. We develop a simple model that explains the switching mechanism as a destablization of the centre of mass excitation of the Josephson phase, made possible by the highly non-linear nature of the light-matter coupling.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1103/PhysRevB.96.064526
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Foundation and the Ministry of Education of Singapore
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- Funding agency for:
- Kiffner, M
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society
- Journal:
- Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics More from this journal
- Volume:
- 96
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 064526
- Publication date:
- 2017-08-28
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-08-11
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- EISSN:
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1550-235X
- ISSN:
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0163-1829
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pubs:720348
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pubs:720348
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720348
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- © 2017 American Physical Society
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- This is the author accepted manuscript following peer review version of the article. The final version is available online from American Physical Society at: 10.1103/PhysRevB.96.064526
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