Spatio-Temporal Coupling To Create Sub-Femtosecond Pulses

Keywords

high harmonic generation; nonlinear pulse compression; space-time coupling; ultrafast nonlinear optics

Abstract

We use the confluence of two intensity-dependent processes - low-order harmonic generation and self-phase modulation - to spatio-temporally couple and compress few-cycle pulses to be sub-cycle in duration. These half-cycle transient fields self-focus in space and in time (increasing the peak field strength) and can generate isolated attosecond pulses. We explore some of the parameter spaces available to create these half-cycle transients and methods of improving the half-cycle contrast. We also discuss how these pulses can increase high harmonic generation efficiency in the water window.

Publication Date

10-10-2017

Publication Title

Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)

Volume

19

Issue

11

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8986/aa8d57

Socpus ID

85032811381 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85032811381

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