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  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Quantum Materials
  • Ultrafast Optics

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  • Periodic driving with light can manipulate quantum material properties on ultrafast timescales.
  • Optically inducing non-trivial band topologies, spin interactions, and superconductivity have been demonstrated.
  • Coherent engineering of optical properties remains less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate coherent control and giant modulation of optical nonlinearity.
  • To investigate the potential for on-demand engineering of optical properties in quantum materials.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing strong periodic driving with light on manganese phosphorus trisulfide (MnPS3).
  • Driving far off-resonance from the manganese d-d transition.
  • Employing Floquet theory calculations for analysis.

Main Results:

  • Observed coherent on-off switching of optical second harmonic generation efficiency on a 100-femtosecond timescale.
  • Achieved an on-off ratio exceeding 10 at high driving electric fields (10^9 V/m).
  • Demonstrated no measurable dissipation during the switching process.

Conclusions:

  • Coherent control and giant modulation of optical nonlinearity are achievable in MnPS3.
  • The demonstrated approach is applicable to various insulating materials.
  • This work opens possibilities for dynamically designed nonlinear optical elements.