High harmonics generation in bilayer graphene at high Fermi energies induced by coherent THz-radiation

The higher-order harmonic generation process in the nonperturbative regime at the interaction of coherent electromagnetic radiation with the AB-stacked bilayer graphene at high Fermi energies is considered. The applied coherent low-frequency radiation field in the high Fermi energy zone of electrons excludes the interband transitions enhancing high harmonic rates. The developed microscopic nonlinear quantum theory for charged carriers interaction with a strong pump wave is valid near the Dirac points of the Brillouin zone. The Liouville-von Neumann equation for the density matrix in the multiphoton excitation regime is solved both analytically and numerically. Based on the numerical solutions, we examine the rates of higher-order harmonics of the pump wave of arbitrary polarization. Obtained results show that bilayer graphene serves as an effective material for the generation of higher-order harmonics from THz to the mid-IR domain of frequencies at moderate pump wave intensities. (C) 2020 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)