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  • 1Laboratoire de photonique quantique et moléculaire, D’Alembert Institute, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, 61 Avenue du Président Wilson, 94230 Cachan, France. bassamhajj85@hotmail.com

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Area of Science:

  • Nonlinear optics
  • Nanophotonics
  • Condensed matter physics

Background:

  • Non-centrosymmetric nanocrystals exhibit electro-optical effects.
  • Sensing weak electric fields at the nanoscale is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report the electro-optical Pockels response from a single nanocrystal.
  • To demonstrate a subwavelength sensor for quasi-static electric fields.
  • To introduce a new microscopy technique for nanoscale phenomena.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a dedicated imaging interferometric microscope.
  • Measured nonlinear scattering sensitive to weak electric fields.
  • Employed various incident light polarization states to infer crystal orientation.

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Main Results:

  • Achieved high sensitivity to weak electric-field dependent nonlinear scattering.
  • Confirmed the linear dependence of the electro-optical signal on the applied field.
  • Inferred random spatial orientation of nanocrystals.

Conclusions:

  • Single nanocrystal electro-optical response acts as a local subwavelength sensor.
  • Potential applications in physics and biology for electric field sensing.
  • Enables nanoscale investigation of phenomena like nanoferroelectricity.