中红外组合激光场产生低于50阿秒的单个脉冲

研究了氦离子在中红外组合激光场作用下的高次谐波辐射和孤立阿秒脉冲的产生.研究结果表明,当主脉冲强度相对低时,谐波截止在657阶次处,形成一个宽度为287eV的连续谱.当主脉冲强度相对高时,可使谐波截止拓展到1795阶次,连续谱加宽到834eV.在两种情况下,我们实现了长量子路径选取,并且产生转换效率较高的连续谱.特别是对于相对高的激光强度,叠加450～1590阶次内任意87eV的谐波都可以直接得到50as以内的单个脉冲.     

中红外偏振态门驱动产生高效的极宽超连续谱

研究了在中红外偏振态门驱动下高效产生极宽超连续谱的过程.利用波长为2000 nm的偏振态门激光场可以将电子的回复控制在半个光周期内,并且将谐波谱的截止区拓展到270 eV.在偏振态门中加入0.5 fs的紫外控制脉冲,可以对谐波的电离过程进行控制,把谐波的强度提高了4—5个数量级,并得到了谱宽为240 eV的极宽超连续谱.该极宽超连续谱在傅里叶变换极限下支持脉宽仅为16 as的单个脉冲的产生.通过过滤超连续谱中不同次数的谐波,可以得到一系列波长可调的110 as的高强度单脉冲. 关键词： 高次谐波 阿秒 偏振态门 超连续谱     

非平行偏振双色场驱动产生脉宽稳定的单个宽谱阿秒脉冲

提出一种直接得到脉宽稳定的单个宽谱阿秒脉冲的新方法.利用波长为800 nm脉宽为5 fs的超短脉冲叠加上偏振方向与主脉冲成π/3,脉宽同样为5 fs的二次谐波脉冲驱动氦原子,可以得到宽度达到50 eV的超连续谱.当二次谐波的强度大于10¹⁴ W/cm²时,超连续谱的位置以及谱宽几乎不会随着二次谐波脉冲的强度的改变而改变.对85—125 eV的超连续谱进行滤波可以直接得到100 as左右的单个阿秒脉冲,这个性质对于实验上获得单个宽谱阿秒脉冲而言是非常有利的. 关键词： 阿秒脉冲 超连续谱     

利用多周期空间非均匀啁啾场产生单个短阿秒脉冲

提出了一种直接生成单个短阿秒脉冲的有效方案.采用数值求解一维含时薛定谔方程,理论研究了多周期空间非均匀啁啾场驱动预激发氦离子的高次谐波辐射和阿秒脉冲的产生.结果表明：在空间非均匀啁啾场作用下,谐波截止可扩展至1050阶次,并且高于300阶次以上的谐波是连续的.由于连续谱来自单一量子路径的贡献,滤出连续谱上880-1120阶次的谐波,直接产生了一个脉宽为11.4 as的单个脉冲.通过增加驱动脉冲的持续时间,可获得一个脉宽短至10 as的单个脉冲.     

中红外组合激光场调控宽带超连续谱的产生

本文对原子在波长为2000nm、脉宽为12.5fs的中红外驱动脉冲和脉宽为1.3fs的紫外控制脉冲叠加形成的组合场中产生的高次谐波进行了研究.通过组合场驱动氦原子得到了谱宽为230eV的超连续谱.利用组合场产生的谐波比单独利用中红外脉冲产生的谐波的强度高了3个量级.对超连续谱进行滤波并调节组合场中两束激光的延迟时间,可以直接产生100as的单个脉冲.我们发现超连续谱的宽度和位置几乎不会因为驱动场和控制场强度的变化而改变,这种性质有利于从实验上获得单个宽谱阿秒脉冲.     

控制场对宽带超连续谱产生的影响

研究了控制场对宽带超连续谱产生的影响,计算表明控制脉冲的波长在1.6±0.2 μm范围内调节时,谐波谱的超连续部分形状几乎没有变化,截止区位置和超连续谱宽度变化都小于5%.随着控制场相对于基频场强度的增加,谐波谱上超连续部分的宽度会增加.采用强度为6×10¹⁴ W/cm²,波长为800 nm,脉冲宽度为12 fs的多光周期基频脉冲叠加脉冲宽度为30 fs,波长为1.6 μm,相对相位为-0.1π,相对强度为20%的控制场作为驱动脉冲,选出了短量子轨道并产生105 关键词： 宽带 超连续谱 阿秒脉冲 短量子轨道     

利用超短的紫外光源来增强阿秒脉冲的强度

本文理论提出了一种利用超短紫外光源来增强阿秒脉冲强度的方法. 计算结果表明, 当适当的加入一束62nm或者125nm超短紫外光源到双色激光场时, 不仅高次谐波的截止能量被延伸了, 而且谐波的强度也比原双色场时有明显的增强. 尤其是当采用125nm光源时,谐波的强度被增强了2个数量级,并且形成了一个232eV的超长平台区. 最后通过叠加谐波次数从113次到170次可获得脉宽仅为43as的孤立阿秒脉冲, 其强度比原双色场情况下产生的阿秒脉冲增强了2个数量级.     

7 fs超快强激光驱动Ar原子产生支持单个阿秒脉冲的高次谐波连续谱

采用脉冲宽度为7 fs,脉冲能量为0.4 mJ的超快强激光脉冲与气体盒子中Ar原子作用获得了高次谐波截止区连续谱,并发现当驱动激光稳定在不同的载波包络相位时,高次谐波的谱结构、谱调制深度和连续谱的带宽都有很大区别。在某些载波包络相位时获得了平滑的连续谱,调制深度小于17%,连续带宽达10 eV,从而支持时域上获得变换极限500 as的单个阿秒脉冲。     

任意夹角的双色偏振激光作用下孤立阿秒脉冲的产生

本文选取脉宽为12 fs波长为2000 nm和800 nm的两束线性偏振激光, 适当调节两束激光的偏振方向的夹角θ, 发现当θ=π/2时, 高次谐波谱的第二级平台出现了“漏斗形”凹槽.当θ为π/6时, 得到了290 eV的超宽连续谱的高次谐波发射, 利用小波变换合理的解释了高次谐波形状及截止位置. 在该段连续谱上任意截取70 eV宽度的频率, 都可以得到脉宽约为60 as的孤立阿秒脉冲. 适当减小截取范围可以得到线性偏振的脉宽94 as的孤立阿秒脉冲. 这为实验中产生能灵活调节的孤立阿秒脉冲提供了一种方案.     

μ介子氢原子在双色激光场驱动下产生单个仄秒脉冲

本文利用强场近似理论研究了一束强度稍弱的X射线脉冲辅助另一束强X射线脉冲作用于μ介子氢原子产生高次谐波的过程.研究发现当弱X射线的频率为强X射线频率的一半时,可以生成超宽高次谐波频谱.通过合成高次谐波的连续谱,得到宽度为130 zs的单个仄秒脉冲.单个仄秒脉冲为超快变化过程的研究提供了工具.     

Generation of an extreme ultraviolet supercontinuum with a multicycle chirped laser and a static electric field

We theoretically present a method for generating an ultrabroad extreme ultraviolet(XUV) supercontinuum by using the combination of a multicycle chirped laser and a static electric field.At a low laser intensity,the spectral cutoff is extended to the 495th order harmonic,and the bandwidth of the supercontinuum spectrum is broadened to 535 eV.At a high laser intensity,the harmonic cutoff is enlarged to the 667th order,and a supercontinuum covering a bandwidth of 1035 eV is generated.In these two cases,the long quantum path is removed,and the short quantum path is selected.Especially for the relatively high laser intensity,an isolated 23-attosecond pulse with a bandwidth of about 170.6 eV is directly obtained.Finally,we also analyze the influences of the chirp parameter and the duration of the chirped pulse as well as the static field strength on the supercontinuum.     

双色激光脉冲辐照叠加态生成强的38 as孤立脉冲

采用多周期800 nm激光组合1 600 nm红外激光脉冲辐照氦离子He⁺叠加态生成强、短孤立阿秒脉冲. 结果表明,相对于800 nm单色激光辐照基态情形,截止频率由70次谐波大幅度展宽到280次谐波,且获得频宽为108 eV并由单一短量子路径贡献的连续辐射谱,叠加该连续谱210次到280次谐波获得了脉宽为38 as的强、短孤立脉冲,其强度比单色场情形提高了11个数量级. 研究进一步表明,两束激光脉冲的时间延迟从0.05π到－0.05π之间获得的孤立阿秒脉冲是最优化的,且脉冲持续时间 关键词： 组合激光脉冲 相干叠加态 阿秒脉冲     

Extension of Harmonic Cutoff and Generation of Isolated Sub-30 as Pulse in a Two-Color Chirped Laser Field

We theoretically investigate high-order harmonic and isolated attosecond pulse generation in a two-color chirped laser field,which is synthesized by a 9 fs/800 nm fundamental chirped pulse and a 9 fs/1600 nm controlling chirped pulse.Our numerical results show that,by using this method,not only is the harmonic cutoff significantly extended to the 948th order harmonic,but also the bandwidth of the supercontinuum spectrum is effectively broadened to about 1342 eV.In addition,due to the introduction of the chirp,the long quantum path is suppressed and only the short one is selected,and then an isolated 28 as pulse with a bandwidth of 155 eV is obtained directly.     

Isolated sub-30-attosecond pulse generation using a multicycle two-color chirped laser and a static electric field

We present a theoretical investigation of high-order harmonic generation in a chirped two-color laser field, which is synthesized by a 10-fs/800-nm fundamental chirped pulse and a 10-fs/1760-nm subharmonic pulse. It is shown that a supercontinuum can be produced using the multicycle two-color chirped field. However, the supercontinuum reveals a strong modulation structure, which is not good for the generation of an isolated attosecond pulse. By adding a static electric field to the multicycle two-color chirped field, not only the harmonic cutoff is extended remarkably, but also the quantum paths of the high-order harmonic generation （HHG） are modified significantly. As a result, both the extension of the supercontinuum and the selection of a single quantum path are achieved, producing an isolated 23-as pulse with a bandwidth of about 170.6 eV. Furthermore, the influences of the laser intensities on the supercontinuum and isolated attosecond pulse generation are investigated.     

Chirped polarization-gating technique for isolated attosecond pulse generation

We propose a scheme to generate broadband high harmonic supercontinuum and single attosecond pulse emission in time domain by employing a chirped polarization-gating laser field. It is shown that this scheme can significantly extend the high harmonic cutoff to higher energy region, and the produced isolated attosecond pulse is shorter than 100 attoseconds after proper dispersion compensation, when a 7 fs driving laser pulse is used.     

空间非均匀啁啾双色场驱动下氦离子的高次谐波以及孤立阿秒脉冲的产生

本文理论上研究了初态为基态与第一激发态等权叠加的一维氦离子在空间非均匀啁啾双色场驱动下氦离子的高次谐波发射及孤立阿秒脉冲的产生. 研究表明, 一维氦离子在空间非均匀啁啾双色场驱动下发射的高次谐波相对于均匀场情况截止位置得到明显扩展, 得到了光滑的超连续谱,并应用半经典三步模型解释了高次谐波发射的物理机理. 通过小波变换的方法对连续谱进行了时频分析, 并且与电子的经典运动轨迹进行了对比分析, 结果显示在空间非均匀场中长量子轨道消失, 短量子轨道加强. 讨论了空间非均匀啁啾双色场中时间延迟对谐波和孤立阿秒脉冲产生的影响, 发现适当调整时间延迟值可以得到较大延展的光滑的超连续谐波谱, 本方案中时间延迟为t₀=1.6πup/ω₁时得到了最大延展, 通过对谐波中600次到680次(80次)谐波合成得到32 as的孤立脉冲.     

Isolated attosecond pulse generation from atom radiated by a three-color laser pulse

We theoretically investigate high-order harmonic and attosecond pulse generation from helium atom in a three-color laser field, which is synthesized by 10 fs/800 nm Ti-sapphire laser and a two-color field consisting of 30 fs/532 nm and30 fs/1330 nm pulses. Compared with harmonic spectrum generated by a monochromatic field, the harmonics generated from the synthesized three-color field show a supercontinuum spectrum with a bandwidth of 235 eV, ranging from the 154 th to the 306 th order harmonic. This phenomenon can be attributed to the fact that the ionization of atoms as well as motion of ionized electron can be effectively controlled in the three-color field. Therefore, an isolated 46-as pulse can be generated by superposing supercontinuum from the 160 th to the 210 th order harmonics.     

Generation of an isolated sub-30 attosecond pulse in a two-color laser field and a static electric field

We theoretically investigate high-order harmonic generation(HHG) from a helium ion model in a two-color laser field,which is synthesized by a fundamental pulse and its second harmonic pulse.It is shown that a supercontinuum spectrum can be generated in the two-color field.However,the spectral intensity is very low,limiting the application of the generated attosecond(as) pulse.By adding a static electric field to the synthesized two-color field,not only is the ionization yield of electrons contributing to the harmonic emission remarkably increased,but also the quantum paths of the HHG can be significantly modulated.As a result,the extension and enhancement of the supercontinuum spectrum are achieved,producing an intense isolated 26-as pulse with a bandwidth of about 170.5 eV.In particular,we also analyse the influence of the laser parameters on the ultrabroad supercontinuum spectrum and isolated sub-30-as pulse generation.     

量子路径控制生成宽频软X射线连续辐射谱

数值研究了双色激光脉冲与一维氩原子相互作用的谐波发射功率谱.双色激光脉冲由800 nm和1600 nm的两束激光组成,脉冲持续时间为9.7 fs.计算结果表明,相对相位为π时,谐波截止频率从单色场情形的58 eV大幅度地展宽到316 eV,获得频宽为93 eV的软X射线连续辐射谱.此外,还采用短程的普薛耳－特勒势和长程的软化库仑势进行比对,数值结果表明该连续辐射谱的存在具有普适性.通过半经典的“三步”模型和时频分析小波变换方法对该连续辐射谱进行分析,发现其主要由单一的“短”量子路径生成,直接叠加频率从22 关键词： 红外双色激光脉冲 连续辐射谱 阿秒脉冲