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M Santer1, B Mehlig, M Moseler
1Theoretical Quantum Dynamics, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Abstract:
We investigate the linear and nonlinear optical response of two-dimensional interacting electron fluids confined by a strong nonparabolic potential. We show that such fluids may exhibit higher-harmonic spectra under realistic experimental conditions. Higher harmonics arise as the electrons explore anharmonicities of the confinement potential (electron-electron interactions reduce this nonlinear effect). This opens the possibility of controlling the optical functionality by engineering the confinement potential. Our results were obtained within time-dependent density-functional theory. A classical hydrodynamical model is in good agreement with the quantum-mechanical results.
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