Ultrafast chirality: the road to efficient chiral measurements

Ayuso, David Fernández; Ordóñez, Andrés F.; Smirnova, Olga

doi:10.1039/d2cp01009g

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“…Here we have demonstrated spin-selective photonic excitation transport where the internal emitter degrees of freedom are coupled to an underlying chiral geometry. This phenomenon has a complete description within the electric dipole approximation, placing it within the new class of nonmagnetic chiral interactions exhibiting very strong optical responses [37,38]. Precise control over the transport and superradiant or subradiant emission of photons is a fundamental goal of quantum information science and could contribute to the development of new quantum technologies.…”

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Chirality-induced emergent spin-orbit coupling with photons

Peter¹,

Ostermann²,

Yelin³

2023

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Chirality, or handedness, is a geometrical property denoting a lack of mirror symmetry. Chiral systems are ubiquitous in nature and are associated with the non-reciprocal interactions observed in topological materials and complex biomolecules, among other phenomena. In this paper, we demonstrate that chiral arrangements of dipole-coupled quantum emitters can facilitate the unidirectional transport of photonic spin excitations without breaking time-reversal symmetry. We show that this spin-selective transport stems from a universal emergent spin-orbit coupling induced by the chiral geometry, which in turn, results in a nontrivial topology. We also examine the effects of collective dissipation on the dynamics and find that many-body coherences lead to helicity-dependent photon emission: an effect we call helical superradiance. Applications to emerging quantum technologies as well as the potential role of spin-selective photon transport in nature are discussed.

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Chirality-induced emergent spin-orbit coupling with photons

Peter¹,

Ostermann²,

Yelin³

2023

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“…In recent years, O. Smirnova and collaborators obtained numerous seminal results concerning ultrafast imaging of chiral molecules (cf. [241], see [242] for a recent review). In Refs.…”

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Strong laser physics, non-classical light states and quantum information science

Bhattacharya¹,

Lamprou²,

Maxwell³

et al. 2023

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directions, we report on the recent progress in the fully quantized description of intense laser-matter interaction and the methods that have been developed for the generation of non-classical light states and entangled states. Also, we discuss the future directions of non-classical light engineering using strong laser fields, and the potential applications in ultrafast and quantum information science. 4 6 Conclusions 43

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“…Our chiral optical force has elements in common with many of these, in particular its crucial dependence on orientational effects and its nonlinear character. For an incisive perspective on the current 'electric-dipole revolution in chiral measurements' , see [63].…”

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Strong chiral optical force for small chiral molecules based on electric-dipole interactions, inspired by the asymmetrical hydrozoan Velella velella

2023

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Drawing inspiration from a remarkable chiral force found in nature, we show that a static electric field combined with an optical lin ⊥ lin polarization standing wave can exert a chiral optical force on a small chiral molecule that is several orders of magnitude stronger than other chiral optical forces proposed to date, being based on leading electric-dipole interactions rather than relying on weak magnetic-dipole and electric-quadrupole interactions. Our chiral optical force applies to most small chiral molecules, including isotopically chiral molecules, and does not require a specific energy-level structure. Potential applications range from chiral molecular matter-wave interferometry for precision metrology and tests of fundamental physics to the resolution of enantiomers for use in chemistry and biology.

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Ultrafast chirality: the road to efficient chiral measurements

Abstract: Two roads in the electric–dipole revolution in chiral measurements.

Cited by 35 publications

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Chirality-induced emergent spin-orbit coupling with photons

Chirality-induced emergent spin-orbit coupling with photons

Strong laser physics, non-classical light states and quantum information science

Strong chiral optical force for small chiral molecules based on electric-dipole interactions, inspired by the asymmetrical hydrozoan Velella velella

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