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This thesis presents significant advances in the imaging and theory of the ultrafast dynamics of surface plasmon polariton fields. The author details construction of a sub-10 femtosecond and sub-10 nanometer spatiotemporal resolution ultrafast photoemission microscope which is subsequently used for the discovery of topological meron and skyrmion-like plasmonic quasiparticles. In particular, this enabled the creation of movies of the surface plasmon polariton fields evolving on sub-optical wavelength scales at around 0.1 femtosecond per image frame undergoing vortex phase evolution. The key insight that the transverse spin of surface plasmon polaritons undergoes a texturing into meron or skyrmion-like topological quasiparticles (defined by the geometric charge of the preparation) follows. In addition, this thesis develops an analytical theory of these new topological quasiparticles, opening new avenues of research, while the ultrafast microscopy techniques established within will also be broadly applicable to studies of nanoscale optical excitations in electronic materials.Product Identifiers
PublisherSpringer Nature Switzerland A&G
ISBN-139783030528355
eBay Product ID (ePID)16046590765
Product Key Features
Number of Pages115 Pages
Publication NameImaging Light with Photoelectrons on the Nano-Femto Scale
LanguageEnglish
SubjectChemistry, Science, Physics
Publication Year2020
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMaterial Science
AuthorYanan Dai
SeriesSpringer Theses
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height235 mm
Item Weight371 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureSwitzerland
Title_AuthorYanan Dai