Light-induced electron pairing in two-dimensional systems

The mechanism of electron pairing induced by a circularly polarized off-resonant electromagnetic field is suggested and examined theoretically for various two-dimensional (2D) nanostructures. Particularly, it is demonstrated that such a pairing can exist in 2D systems containing charge carriers with different effective masses. As a result of the pairing, the optically induced hybrid Bose-Fermy system appears. The elementary excitation in the system are analyzed and the possible Bose-Einstein condensation of the paired electrons and the related light-induced superconductivity are discussed.