Tunable high-order harmonic generation and the role of the folded quantum path

Zhinan Zeng, Ya Cheng, Yuxi Fu, Xiaohong Song, Ruxin Li, Zhizhan Xu

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Abstract

We theoretically demonstrate the selective enhancement of high-order harmonic generation (HHG) in two-color laser fields consisting of a single-cycle fundamental wave (800 nm wavelength) and a multicycle subharmonic wave (2400 nm wavelength). By performing time-frequency analyses based on a single-active-electron model, we reveal that such an enhancement is a result of the modified electron trajectories in the two-color field. Furthermore, we show that selectively enhanced HHG gives rise to a bandwidth-controllable extreme ultraviolet supercontinuum in the plateau region, facilitating the generation of intense single isolated attosecond pulses.

Original languageEnglish
Article number023416
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume77
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Feb 2008
Externally publishedYes

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