Single attosecond pulse generation from aligned molecules using two-color polarization gating

Yongli Yu, Junjie Xu, Yuxi Fu, Hui Xiong, Han Xu, Jinping Yao, Bin Zeng, Wei Chu, J. Chen, Ya Cheng, Zhizhan Xu

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Abstract

We theoretically investigate high-order harmonic generation from the diatomic molecules in an orthogonally polarized two-color few-cycle optical field by controlling the incident angle of the recolliding electron. We show that the combination of molecules and two-color polarization gating allows us to significantly suppress undesirable satellite pulses owing to the orientation dependence of high-order harmonic generation in molecules, giving rise to the generation of single attosecond pulses.

Original languageEnglish
Article number053423
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume80
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Nov 2009
Externally publishedYes

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