Generation of vortex N2+ lasing

Yue Hu, Zhengjun Ye, Hanxiao Li, Chenxu Lu, Fei Chen, Jiawei Wang, Shengzhe Pan, Min Zhang, Jian Gao, Jian Wu

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Abstract

Harnessing structured light is fascinating for its multidisciplinary applications, e.g., in remote driving microrobots, sensing, communications, and ultrahigh resolution imaging. Here, we experimentally demonstrated the generation of a vortex N2+ lasing pumped by a wavefront structured near-IR femtosecond pulse with orbital angular momentum. The topological charge of theN2+ lasing was measured to be twofold that of the pump beam. Compared to the case with a pump beam of a plane wavefront, the N2+ lasing generation efficiency is much higher for the vortex pump beam at high pumping energy, which has a higher clamping intensity by reducing the on-axis plasma density.Our results herald a march toward remote structured N2+ lasing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)682-687
Number of pages6
JournalOptica
Volume10
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jun 2023

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