Intense Laser-Driven Phenomena In Weyl Semimetals

TL;DR

This paper explores how intense laser interactions with Weyl semimetals can enable advanced applications in ultrafast electronics and quantum technologies by leveraging their unique topological and electronic properties.

Contribution

It investigates laser-driven phenomena in Weyl semimetals, highlighting their potential for next-generation lightwave electronics and quantum applications, a novel exploration in condensed matter physics.

Findings

Laser interactions induce novel electronic states in WSMs

Potential for Petahertz signal processing applications

Enhanced control of quantum states in topological materials

Abstract

Condensed-matter provides attractive platforms to realize exotic particles, originally proposed in high-energy physics. Weyl semimetal (WSM) is a material in which low-energy collective excitations are governed by massless Weyl fermions, which appear in pairs of opposite chirality and are topologically protected. Thus, the discovery of topological materials such as WSM has heralded a new era in contemporary physics. Moreover, these materials offer exciting opportunities in next-generation signal processing and optoelectronics. This thesis explores different facets of the intense laser-driven phenomena in WSM for applications in emerging lightwave-driven Petahertz electronics and quantum technologies.