Reexamination of wavelength scaling of harmonic yield in intense midinfrared fields

Yunhui Wang, Chao Yu, Qi Shi, Yadong Zhang, Xu Cao, Shicheng Jiang, Ruifeng Lu

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Abstract

We theoretically investigate harmonic generation driven by intense midinfrared lasers. A valleylike structure is observed at very low-order harmonics because of a low-energy photoelectron suppression effect. Further, at the beginning of a broad supercontinuum, a convex structure appears that is distributed from the tail in a very narrow energy band in time-frequency maps. Surprisingly, our quantum dynamics calculations demonstrate the beneficial wavelength scaling of the harmonic yield to be λ4.6 for He and λ5.1 for Ne over selected energy windows. The bandwidth of the harmonic plateau with only a single quantum trajectory contribution can be further extended by adding a controlling laser field, and the harmonic efficiency is found to be significantly enhanced after macroscopic propagation. In addition, ultrashort isolated attosecond pulses can be obtained by properly superposing the harmonics in the plateaus of both the He and Ne systems.

Original languageEnglish
Article number023825
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume89
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Feb 2014
Externally publishedYes

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