圆偏振激光附加太赫兹场作用下的高次谐波发射和孤立阿秒脉冲的产生

本文通过数值求解二维含时薛定谔方程,研究了圆偏振激光和太赫兹组合场作用下,H2+的高次谐波发射和孤立阿秒脉冲的产生。研究发现,无论在圆偏振激光场的 或 方向附加一个太赫兹场,都可以产生一个比较平滑的连续谐波谱。通过时频分析我们发现,高次谐波的贡献主要来自于短轨道。适当选取一些级次的连续谐波进行叠加,可以得到129 as或83 as的孤立阿秒脉冲。     

正交偏振双色激光场作用下生成的孤立阿秒脉冲

我们理论研究了正交偏振双色激光场作用下的高次谐波发射和孤立阿秒脉冲的产生.当y方向加一束中红外激光脉冲(12.5 fs/2000 nm),x方向加一束强度较弱的激光脉冲(12 fs/800 nm)时,我们得到从250 eV到350 eV的超连续谐波平台,在平台范围内叠加50 eV的谐波,可以得到一个脉宽约为97as的孤立阿秒脉冲. 通过时频分析,我们解释了高次谐波发射的物理机制.     

利用偏振门方案和静电场组合控制阿秒脉冲的产生

本文理论研究了5 fs,800 nm的左旋圆偏振和右旋圆偏振激光组合的偏振门方案叠加静电场作用下氦原子的高次谐波发射及阿秒脉冲的产生.研究发现,加入的静电场可以控制量子轨道,进而抑制量子干涉效应.当静电场系数α为0.1时,高次谐波谱出现双平台结构且比较平滑,通过小波分析,发现对第二平台有贡献的主要是一个短轨道,通过叠加第二平台区域50 eV(160 eV～210 eV)的连续谐波,我们得到了80 as的阿秒脉冲.     

利用超短紫外光源增强阿秒脉冲的强度

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125 nm光源到双色正交激光场时,不仅高次谐波的强度比原双色场时增强了2个数量级,而且选择单一的量子路径对谐波发射起作用,进而形成了一个152 eV的超长平台区. 随后通过激光参数的优化,发现激光脉宽和偏振角对于谐波强度的增强不太敏感. 最后,通过叠加谐波可获得脉宽仅为38 as 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.     

利用正交偏振双色场产生孤立阿秒脉冲

利用强场近似理论开展了正交偏振双色场与氦原子相互作用产生高次谐波和阿秒脉冲的理论研究。正交偏振双色场由少周期的4 fs钛宝石驱动脉冲激光和与它偏振方向垂直的8 fs倍频控制脉冲构成。研究发现,通过合理选择两束脉冲之间的相对相位,能够控制高次谐波发射过程中长、短电子轨道的选择。当相对相位调整为1.2π时,平台谐波主要来自短轨道电子的贡献,由于其运动时间短、波包扩散少,且没有与长轨道电子谐波产生干涉,沿驱动脉冲电场方向的高次谐波谱具有较高强度和较小调制幅度的超连续平台区,通过对第120次到第180次超连续谐波进行傅里叶变换,可产生脉宽为54 as的高强度孤立阿秒脉冲。所提方案对组合脉冲相对相位的选取要求并不严苛,在0.3π的变化范围内皆可获得脉宽较短的孤立阿秒脉冲,同时控制脉冲电场强度的变化对上述数值模拟结果的影响也很小。     

利用相位啁啾单色中红外激光场产生高次谐波

本文通过求解薛定谔方程,理论探索了高次谐波及孤立阿秒脉冲在相位调制的单色中红外激光场中的产生.研究结果表明,通过加入含时相位啁啾小量,能够有效的提高高次谐波的产生效率,获得超宽平台谐波谱及超短孤立阿秒脉冲.特别是在相位为0.3π的基础上,同时加入啁啾小量βt,在β=0.3时,可得到带宽为822 e V的超连续高次谐波平台.最后通过叠加第二平台高次谐波,可得到带宽仅为2.7 as的孤立阿秒脉冲.且脉冲强度比没有加入啁啾小量的情况下显著增强.     

相对论圆偏振激光与固体靶作用产生高次谐波

超短超强激光与固体靶表面等离子体相互作用可以通过高次谐波的方式产生从极紫外到软X射线波段的相干辐射,获得飞秒甚至阿秒量级的超短脉冲,可用于观测原子或分子中的电子运动等超快动力学过程.本文实验研究了相对论圆偏振飞秒激光与固体靶相互作用的高次谐波产生过程,实验结果表明,在较大入射角下,圆偏振激光也可以有效地产生高次谐波辐射.通过预脉冲控制靶表面的预等离子体密度标长,发现高次谐波的产生效率随密度标长的增加而单调下降.进一步通过二维粒子模拟程序,分析了激光的偏振以及预等离子体密度标长对高次谐波产生的影响,很好地解释了实验观测结果.     

原子在两色组合激光场中产生的单个阿秒脉冲

利用分裂算符法求解含时薛定谔方程,对一维氦原子处于红外场（IR）与紫外场（UV）组合的两色激光场中产生的高次谐波进行研究,分析了由高次谐波产生的阿秒脉冲的特征. 发现在组合场中可以通过增加红外场的强度,来缩短阿秒脉冲的宽度,通过调节组合场中两束激光的时间延迟,提高一个电子轨道对谐波的贡献,而抑制另一个电子轨道的贡献,从而得到低于100 as的单个脉冲. 关键词： 强激光场 组合场 高次谐波 阿秒脉冲     

利用三色组合脉冲激光获得孤立阿秒脉冲发射

孤立阿秒脉冲因可以跟踪和控制原子及分子内电子的运动过程而备受关注.本文从理论上开展了氦原子在3束飞秒脉冲激光组合场辐照下产生的高次谐波和阿秒脉冲辐射的研究.组合激光场由16 fs/1600 nm,15 fs/1100 nm和5.3 fs/800 nm的钛宝石脉冲构成.与前两束脉冲合成的双色场产生谐波谱相比,附加钛宝石脉冲的三色场产生的高次谐波发射谱呈现出高转换效率及宽带超连续特性,超连续谱范围覆盖从230—690次谐波,傅里叶变换后实现了128 as高强度孤立短脉冲的产生.该结果归因于合成的三色场呈现出高功率及少周期的中红外飞秒脉冲激光特性,可以有效控制原子电离以及复合发生在中红外飞秒脉冲的一个有效光学周期内.     

利用脉宽10 fs偏振控制脉冲获得孤立阿秒脉冲

利用强场近似理论开展了具有较长脉宽的偏振控制脉冲与氦原子相互作用产生高次谐波和阿秒脉冲发射的理论研究.研究发现,当具有10 fs脉冲宽度的偏振控制脉冲被用作驱动脉冲时,只要恰当地调整两束反向旋转圆偏振脉冲峰值之间的时间延迟和强度比,即使不附加二次谐波脉冲,仍然可以得到效率较高且规则分布的高次谐波平台结构,傅里叶变换后得到了175 as的孤立短脉冲.该方案一方面通过调整两束脉冲峰值之间时间延迟突破了传统偏振控制方案中要求偏振门宽度为半个光学周期的限制,另一方面通过调整两束脉冲峰值之间的强度比避免了偏振门前端多个光学周期电场引起气体介质电离不利于谐波相位匹配的弊端.     

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.     

双色激光脉冲辐照下38 as孤立短脉冲的产生

通过数值求解一维含时薛定谔方程, 本文研究了具有特定波长的双色激光脉冲与氦原子相互作用产生的高次谐波和阿秒脉冲, 这里双色激光脉冲由5 fs较低强度基频钛宝石主脉冲与另一束较高强度的1330 nm 红外附加脉冲构成. 研究发现, 若两束脉冲之间的相对相位选择合适, 可以获得宽带连续辐射的高次谐波谱, 叠加该连续辐射谱可获得脉宽为38 as的孤立短脉冲. 进一步研究发现, 不同于以往孤立阿秒脉冲研究中选出长、短量子路径之一作为辐射源, 这里单阿秒脉冲来源于长、短两个量子路径的贡献, 只是这两个量子路径在很宽的谐波次数变化范围内辐射时刻比较集中. 关键词： 双色激光脉冲 阿秒脉冲 量子路径     

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.     

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.     

High-order harmonic generation of the N2 molecule in two-color circularly polarized laser fields

The generation of high-order harmonics and the attosecond pulse of the N₂ molecule in two-color circularly polarized laser fields are investigated by the strong-field Lewenstein model. We show that the plateau of spectra is dramatically extended and a continuous harmonic spectrum with the bandwidth of 113 eV is obtained. When a static field is added to the x direction, the quantum path control is realized and a supercontinuum spectrum can be obtained, which is beneficial to obtain a shorter attosecond pulse. The underlying physical mechanism is well explained by the time-frequency analysis and the semi-classical three-step model with a finite initial transverse velocity. By superposing several orders of harmonics in the combination of two-color circularly polarized laser fields and a static field, an isolated attosecond pulse with a duration of 30 as can be generated.     

Isolated ultrashort attosecond pulse generation from a coherent superposition state in a few-cycle chirped laser pulse

We theoretically demonstrate an efficient method for producing an isolated ultrashort attosecond pulse by high-order harmonic generation in an intense few-cycle chirped laser pulse. Our simulation calculations show that the harmonic spectrum reveals an ultrabroad extreme ultraviolet supercontinuum when the initial state is prepared in a coherent superposition of the ground and first excited states. It is also shown that the method can enhance the short quantum path and eliminate the long one, and then an isolated 23-attosecond pulse is produced. By properly adjusting the chirp parameter, a clean single attosecond pulse as short as 11 attoseconds is directly obtained.     

Controlling the contributions to high-order harmonic generation from different nuclei of N_2 with an orthogonally polarized two-color laser field

The generation of high-order harmonic and the attosecond pulse of the N2 molecule with an orthogonally polarized two-color laser field are investigated by the strong-field Lewenstein model.We show that the control of contributions to high-order harmonic generation(HHG) from different nuclei is realized by properly selecting the relative phase.When the relative phase is chosen to be φ= 0.4π,the contribution to HHG from one nucleus is much more than that from another.Interference between two nuclei can be suppressed greatly; a supercontinuum spectrum of HHG appears from 40 e V to125 e V.The underlying physical mechanism is well explained by the time–frequency analysis and the semi-classical threestep model with a finite initial transverse velocity.By superposing several orders of harmonics,an isolated attosecond pulse with a duration of 80 as can be generated.