Ultrafast nonlinear optics on nanolayers

We study electron dynamics in atomically-thin materials and structures by measuring the non-linear optical response to ultrashort, tailored laser pulses.

The transition from individual atoms to solids leads to a dramatic change of the electronic structure of a material. In this project, we collaborate with partners at the Friedrich Schiller University to investigate how electronic motion on the (sub-)femtosecond time scale is affected in materials consisting of only few atomic layers. We concentrate on the detection of the (highly) non-linear optical response when nanolayers are exposed to tailored intense laser pulses.

This project is part of the Collaborative Research Center “Nonlinear Optics down to Atomic scales” (NOA). See https://www.noa.uni-jena.de/area-b/b1-kuebel-pfeiffer-kling