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- Vismarra, F., et al.
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Isolated Attosecond Pulse Generation Driven by Spatio-Temporal Pulse Reshaping in a Semi-infinite Gas Cell
- 2023
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Ingår i: 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2023. - 9798350345995
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- High-order harmonic generation (HHG) is an ubiquitous tool of great interest in many fields of research from imaging to ultrafast spectroscopy [1]. In its most common implementation, an intense (≈ 1014 W/cm2) infrared (IR) pulse is focused on a noble gas target yielding a train of attosecond pulses in the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) spectral region. By adopting proper strategies and target geometries, it is possible to isolate an attosecond pulse out of the train. In this work, we demonstrate the generation of isolated attosecond pulses by spatio-temporal reshaping of few-cycle IR driving pulses in a semi-infinite gas cell. We combine numerical simulations and experiments to investigate the interplay between the spatio-temporal reshaping of the driving field, the generation of harmonics and the isolation of an attosecond pulse.
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- Appi, E., et al.
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Two phase-matching regimes in high-order harmonic generation
- 2023
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Ingår i: Optics Express. - 1094-4087. ; 31:20, s. 31687-31697
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- High-order harmonic generation (HHG) provides scalable sources of coherent extreme ultraviolet radiation with pulse duration down to the attosecond time scale. Efficient HHG requires the constructive interplay between microscopic and macroscopic effects in the generation volume, which can be achieved over a large range of experimental parameters from the driving field properties to those of the generating medium. Here, we present a systematic study of the harmonic yield as a function of gas pressure and medium length. Two regimes for optimum yield are identified, supporting the predictions of a recently proposed analytical model. Our observations are independent on the focusing geometry and, to a large extent, on the pulse duration and laser intensity, providing a versatile approach to HHG optimization.
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