基于光场离化电流机制产生强太赫兹辐射的参数优化研究

基于超短激光脉冲与气体作用通过光场离化电流产生太赫兹(THz)辐射的模型, 研究了用双色激光脉冲的方法产生强THz辐射的优化参数条件. 数值计算表明, 导致THz辐射产生的离化电流主要是由一阶电离过程产生的, 高阶离化对该电流产生的贡献很小. 通过调节基频光与倍频光的配比、相位差都能增大离化电流, 从而可以提高THz辐射振幅. 将激光波长拓展到中红外波段, 也有利于提高离化电流. 此外,改变作用气体的种类也能改变离化电流. 在激光和密度参数相等的情况下, 在氦气中可以产生高于氮气中2倍左右的离化电流.     

激光脉冲在气体中产生的离化波前的演化及其对光脉冲传播的影响

利用带离化子程序的一维粒子模拟程序，对光脉冲与离化波前的相互作用进行了模拟研究，讨论了在原子多度电离的情况下光脉冲与离化波前的相互作用关系.研究表明，由于原子各级离化势的不连续性使得离化波前在空间上出现平台区；离化过程导致激光频率发生蓝移，这个蓝移又对脉冲形状产生调制，使脉冲前沿呈阶跃型增长；阶跃型的光脉冲包络使离化波前的平台区变短，直至整个离化波前分为几个不同梯度的区域.还讨论了不同元素和不同密度的气体中产生的离化波前的特点.同时分析了光脉冲频率随传播距离的关系，指出由于光脉冲宽度的增加，将导致出射的光 关键词： 激光等离子体 光电离 离化波前 激光频率上转换     

粒子模拟程序的发展及其在激光等离子体相互作用研究中的应用

介绍针对超短超强激光脉冲与等离子体相互作用研究的多维粒子模拟程序KLAP.在其一维程序KLAP1D中,考虑场电离、碰撞离化及两体碰撞效应后,程序可以用于研究短脉冲激光与中性物质的相互作用.在其三维程序KLAP3D中,为了研究加速能量达GeV的长距离激光尾波场加速问题,程序采用移动窗口技术,使得模拟尺度可以达到厘米量级.同时介绍了利用KLAP程序得到的有关THz辐射、激光与中性气体相互作用中的脉冲及离化波前演化、激光固体靶作用中表面电子加速及激光尾波场加速的研究实例.     

气体辐射太赫兹波产额与驱动激光强度的依赖关系

利用光电流模型研究了气体辐射太赫兹波产额与驱动激光峰值强度的依赖关系.模拟表明,无论是单色激光脉冲还是双色激光场,当激光较弱时,太赫兹产额随着激光强度的增加而迅速增大;而当气体电离接近或达到饱和后,进一步增强激光场强度,太赫兹产额出现了振荡变化.与通常采用较弱激光强度相比,更高的激光强度(致使气体达到完全电离)会进一步增强太赫兹波的辐射强度.分析各个电离事件所产生电子的个数和运动轨迹的对称性,可以很好地解释这些结果.     

周期极化铌酸锂中光整流THz波辐射

从理论上详细研究飞秒激光在周期极化铌酸锂(PPLN)晶体中由光整流效应产生的THz波辐射.着重研究THz波辐射场的频域场、时域场和频谱宽度的分布.并详细讨论辐射场脉冲持续时间、幅度、频谱宽度随晶体长度和辐射角的变化. 关键词： PPLN 光整流 THz波     

GaP波导型发射器产生频率可调谐太赫兹脉冲

报道了利用脉宽可调的光子晶体光纤飞秒激光放大器抽运矩形波导结构的GaP晶体太赫兹(THz) 发射器产生频率可调谐的超快THz脉冲.非线性晶体中光整流过程产生的THz辐射频率随抽运光脉冲宽度而 变化. GaP波导THz发射器可通过波导的几何尺寸来控制色散,以达到增加有效作用长度和提高输出功率的目的. 不同横截面尺寸的波导型发射器的THz辐射峰值频率随相位匹配条件的改变而改变,加以脉宽调节技术, 可以在大频谱范围获得频谱精细可调的THz脉冲.实验中在1 mm×0.7 mm的波导型THz发射器中获得了 频率可调谐的THz脉冲.提出实现THz辐射频率大范围调谐的GaP波导型阵列发射器的实施方案.     

光场电离气体原子体系的剩余电子能量

总结并推导了在考虑激光脉冲包络时超短强激光脉冲光场电离多电子气体原子体系的阈上电离能量的计算公式,消除了以往研究中的唯象假设。发展了产生各阶离化态离子的阈值光强和饱和光强的计算方法。数值模拟表明,随激光能量升高,平均剩余电子能量呈现出类似阶梯型平台的饱和行为。     

周期极化非线性晶体中太赫兹波辐射研究

 从理论上详细研究了飞秒激光在周期极化非线性晶体中由光整流效应产生的太赫兹（THz）波辐射。利用天线辐射原理和光栅衍射理论，着重研究THz波辐射的频域场和时域场的分布。讨论和分析了THz波辐射的中心频率、频谱宽度和电场随辐射角的变化。研究表明，THz波的带宽反比于晶体的长度或光栅数，电场随辐射角呈准谐波变化。     

飞秒激光在锥形镀膜探针传输中相位奇异的研究

利用数值模拟的方法对飞秒激光脉冲中光波振荡一个周期内不同时刻的光场进行了计算、比较, 获得了输出端平面内各空间点处光场的最大值及达到最大值时对应的时间, 得到了探针近场的振幅和相位分布. 在研究振幅分布的过程中发现, 在探针输出端的有些区域振幅始终为零, 即在光波振荡的一个周期内这些区域始终为相位奇异点; 通过分析相位分布得到了相位奇异随时间的演化及相位奇异的特点.     

周期结构GaAs晶体ps脉冲差频产生窄带THz辐射的研究

计算模拟了在ps脉冲抽运周期结构GaAs晶体差频产生窄带THz波过程中,对于不同波长、不同脉宽的抽运光,周期结构GaAs晶体的走离长度和最佳周期长度的变化,并对计算结果进行了理论分析.研究了周期结构GaAs晶体的畴数对THz波光谱的影响.根据GaAs晶体温度色散公式,计算并分析了晶体最佳周期长度的温度调谐特性,研究了温度变化对THz波光谱的影响,提出了通过温度调谐实现在周期结构GaAs晶体中产生宽调谐、窄带宽THz波的新方法,该计算结果为下一步的实验研究提供了理论基础. 关键词： ps脉冲 差频产生窄带THz波 周期结构GaAs晶体 温度调谐     

Terahertz emission in tenuous gases irradiated by ultrashort laser pulses

Mechanism of terahertz (THz) pulse generation in gases irradiated by ultrashort laser pulses is investigated theoretically. Quasi-static transverse currents produced by laser field ionization of gases and the longitudinal modulation in formed plasmas are responsible for the THz emission at the electron plasma frequency, as demonstrated by particle-in-cell simulations including field ionization. The THz field amplitude scaling with the laser amplitude within a large range is also discussed.     

Terahertz emission in tenuous gases irradiated by ultrashort laser pulses

Mechanism of terahertz (THz) pulse generation in gases irradiated by ultrashort laser pulses is investigated theoretically. Quasi-static transverse currents produced by laser field ionization of gases and the longitudinal modulation in formed plasmas are responsible for the THz emission at the electron plasma frequency, as demonstrated by particle-in-cell simulations including field ionization. The THz field amplitude scaling with the laser amplitude within a large range is also discussed.     

Broadband Terahertz Wave Generation from Monolayer Graphene Driven by Few-Cycle Laser Pulse

We theoretically investigate the characteristics of terahertz(THz) radiation from monolayer graphene exposed to normal incident few-cycle laser pulses, by numerically solving the extended semiconductor Bloch equations. Our simulations show that the THz spectra in low frequency regions are highly dependent on the carrier envelope phase(CEP) of driving laser pulses. Using an optimal CEP of few-cycle laser pulses, we can obtain broadband strong THz waves, due to the symmetry breaking of the laser-graphene system. Our results also show that the strength of the THz spectra depend on both the intensity and central wavelength of the laser pulses. The intensity dependence of the THz wave can be described by the excitation rate of graphene, while wavelength dependence can be traced back to the band velocity and the population of graphene. We find that a near single-cycle THz pulse can be obtained from graphene driven by a mid-infrared laser pulse.     

Generation of attosecond pulses in molecular nitrogen

We investigate the carrier-envelope phase dependence of the total ionization yield for single and double ionization of xenon. We compare our results to theoretical calculations and to the phase dependent asymmetry in photoelectron emission. We observe that the phase dependence of the photoion yields, regardless if single or double ionization, is at least 2-3 orders of magnitude below the photoelectron emission signal. We conclude that total photoionization yields are only very weakly dependent on the carrier envelope phase, and that they are not a useful means for measurement of the phase. It seems possible that the broad bandwidth of few-cycle pulses facilitates multiphoton ionization, which leads to a randomization of strong field ionization phase dependencies. Besides, we observe that the spatial asymmetry in photoelectron emission appears to be useful as an indicator for the laser pulse duration in the few cycle regime.     

Characterizing the polarity of a few-cycle infrared laser pulse

We demonstrate the characterization of polarity and carrier-envelope (CE) phase of a linearly polarized few-cycle infrared (IR) laser pulse (12?fs, 1.8???m) using Terahertz (THz) emission spectroscopy. Crossed polarizers electro-optic sampling geometry is applied to record temporal waveforms of far field THz emission from air filament driven by the few-cycle IR pulse. The THz waveforms are dependent on the carrier-envelope (CE) phase periodically. We confirm that the THz waveform and the intensity can be used jointly to determine the phase of a few-cycle laser field in laboratory frame.     

The dependence on optical energy of terahertz emission from air plasma induced by two-color femtosecond laser-pulses

The generation of terahertz （THz） emission from air plasma induced by two-color femtosecond laser pulses is studied on the basis of a transient photocurrent model. While the gas is ionized by the two-color femtosecond laser-pulses com- posed of the fundamental and its second harmonic, a non-vanishing directional photoelectron current emerges, radiating a THz electromagnetic pulse. The gas ionization processes at three different laser-pulse energies are simulated, and the corresponding THz waveforms and spectra are plotted. The results demonstrate that, by keeping the laser-pulse width and the relative phase between two pulses invariant when the laser energy is at a moderate value, the emitted THz fields are significantly enhanced with a near-linear dependence on the optical energy.     

Phase-dependent excitation and ionization in the multiphoton ionization regime

We theoretically study the dependence of atomic excitation and ionization on the carrier envelope phase of few-cycle laser pulses in the multiphoton ionization regime. Our theoretical results for the hydrogen atom based on the solution of the 3D time-dependent Schr?dinger equation show that the strong phase dependence can be seen in not only total ionization, but also bound-state population under the weak laser intensity regime.     

Carrier phase dependence in the ionization of Rydberg atoms by short radio-frequency pulses: a model system for high order harmonic generation

We report time-resolved electron emission in experiments on ionization of rubidium Rydberg atoms (n=90) by few-cycle radio-frequency (RF) (1-10 MHz) pulses. The electron emission occurs in multiple bursts and strongly depends on the carrier-envelope phase as well as the duration and amplitude of the RF pulses. Remarkably, ionization is observed during a series of cycles with the same amplitude. Even at the low RF frequencies, ionization is not completed in a single cycle. Remixing of the states at the zero crossing of the field is believed to play an essential role. Similarities with the ionization process leading to high order harmonic generation are discussed.     

Studies on the mechanisms of powerful terahertz radiations from laser plasmas

A survey on the mechanisms of powerful terahertz (THz) radiation from laser plasmas is presented.Firstly,an analytical model is described,showing that a transverse net current formed in a plasma can be converted into THz radiations at the plasma oscillation frequency.This theory is applied to explain THz generation in a gas driven by two-color laser pulses.It is also applied to THz generation in a tenuous plasma driven by a chirped laser pulse,a few-cycle laser pulse,a DC/AC bias electric field.These are well verified by particle-in-cell simulations,demonstrating that THz radiations produced in these approaches are nearly single-cycles and linear polarized.In the chirped laser scheme and the few-cycle laser scheme,THz radiations with the peak field strength of tens of MV/cm and the peak power of gigawatt can be achieved with the incident laser intensity less than 10 17 W/cm 2.