Plasmon Mode Engineering with Electrons on Helium

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2408.11228v2
• Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:51:27 GMT
• Title: Plasmon Mode Engineering with Electrons on Helium
• Authors: C. A. Mikolas, N. R. Beysengulov, A. J. Schleusner, D. G. Rees, C. Undershute, J. Pollanen,
• Abstract summary: An ensemble of electrons trapped above superfluid helium offers a paradigm system for controlling collective charge dynamics.<n>We present experiments using an electron-on-helium microchannel device that hosts microwave-frequency plasmons.<n>We find that the power dependence of these modes can be used to investigate both homogeneous and inhomogeneous sources of spectral broadening.
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• Abstract: An ensemble of electrons trapped above superfluid helium offers a paradigm system for investigating and controlling collective charge dynamics in low-dimensional electronic matter. Of particular interest is the ability to spatially control and engineer surface plasmons for integration with hybrid quantum systems and circuit quantum electrodynamic device architectures. Here we present experiments using an electron-on-helium microchannel device that hosts microwave-frequency plasmons, generated via local microwave excitation in an electrostatically defined central channel. By precisely varying the electron density, we demonstrate tunability of plasmon mode frequencies over several GHz. Additionally, we find that the power dependence of these modes can be used to investigate both homogeneous and inhomogeneous sources of spectral broadening. These results demonstrate the versatility of electrons on helium for probing collective excitations in low-dimensional Coulomb liquids and solids, and demonstrate a path for integrating engineered plasmons in electrons on helium with hybrid circuit quantum electrodynamic systems.

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