采用双脉冲提高谐波谱的谱线密度

通过计算线偏振双脉冲激光场与一维氢原子模型相互作用产生的高次谐波辐射谱的含时Schrdinger方程. 研究发现,选用适宜的双脉冲激光组合可以增加谐波谱的密度,这样的谐波谱特别适合作为产生孤立阿秒脉冲的光源. 详细地分析了谐波谱线密度增加的物理机理,给出不同脉宽与谐波谱线密度增加的关系,从而可以有针对性地控制谐波谱线的疏密程度. 关键词： 高次谐波 阿秒脉冲 双脉冲     

载波相位对超短脉冲谐波谱的影响

数值计算了线偏振的超短激光脉冲(脉冲持续时间为两个光学周期)与一维模型原子相互作用产生的高次谐波发射功率谱. 研究表明,当载波相位发生变化时,超短脉冲谐波谱的截止频率也随之改变,而且在特定相位下,谐波谱出现了明显的双平台结构. 对此,采用半经典的“三步”模型给出了合理解释,并利用小波时频分析方法证实“三步”模型可以准确预言超短脉冲谐波谱的截止频率. 关键词： 高次谐波 超短脉冲 载波相位     

采用双脉冲驱动产生高次谐波阿秒脉冲

提出了采用双脉冲机理来产生阿秒脉冲的方法.研究发现采用双脉冲不仅可以产生单个的阿秒脉冲，从而突破目前产生阿秒脉冲的驱动源（几个飞秒的超短激光脉冲）的能量限制，而且在相同的峰值强度下，双脉冲能够产生强度更高的阿秒脉冲. 关键词： 阿秒脉冲 双脉冲机理 高次谐波     

利用两色组合激光场驱动氦原子产生单个阿秒脉冲

对由波长为1600 nm和800 nm两色激光形成组合场驱动氦原子产生的高次谐波进行了研究,通过改变组合场中主要发射高次谐波期间电场的上升沿和下降沿随时间不同的变化率,使电子长路经和短路径发射谐波的特性发生变化,将由此产生的高次谐波进行叠加时可以得到更短的阿秒脉冲,再调节两束激光场的延迟时间,能够有效地实现抑制电子短路径的贡献,从而得到脉宽为33.7 as的单个阿秒脉冲.     

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.     

多周期双色场方案下附加脉冲频率对阿秒脉冲产生的影响

通过数值求解一维含时薛定谔方程,研究了多周期双色场与氢原子相互作用过程中不同波段的附加脉冲波长对体系高次谐波及阿秒脉冲产生的影响.研究发现,当双色场的附加脉冲波长处于红外波段1600 nm时,比起处于可见光波段的533 nm附加脉冲,谐波谱截止位置得到大幅延展,相应地拓宽了超连续带宽,小波变换后获得了78 as的孤立短脉冲.由合成电场的光学振荡频率解释了附加脉冲波段对谐波谱的影响,同时该结论有利于在获得孤立阿秒脉冲的研究中选择合适的附加脉冲频率.     

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287 eV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834 eV. 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87 eV的谐波都可以直接得到50 as以内的单个脉冲.     

从高次谐波到阿秒脉冲——2023年诺贝尔物理学奖评述

2023年诺贝尔物理学奖授予了皮埃尔·阿戈斯蒂尼、费伦茨·克劳斯和安妮·吕利耶,以表彰他们在产生阿秒光脉冲的实验方法研究中做出的贡献。物质的电子结构决定了其物理性质,自 21世纪初随着阿秒光脉冲的出现而正式诞生的阿秒科学,首次为在电子本征的时间尺度内对电子运动的探测及调控提供了可能。文章将主要简述阿秒脉冲产生与测量技术的背景、原理及阿秒脉冲在探测和控制电子动力学过程中的应用。     

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43飞秒的强激光脉冲实现单个阿秒脉冲输出的新机理

研究了多个光周期的长脉冲(43 fs)激光与氖原子相互作用产生的高次谐波的辐射特性. 通过计算机数值模拟，发现当激光场的强度超过饱和光强时，原子将会在几个光周期内被迅速电离，使得原子的高次谐波谱在截止区呈现出平滑的多平台结构. 同时，在高频波段离子产生的高次谐波的影响将变得十分显著. 通过选取合适的子平台进行频率叠加，在消除了离子的高次谐波的影响后，可以获得单个的阿秒软X射线脉冲. 关键词： 高次谐波 阿秒脉冲     

Effect of the relative phase between two-colour pump pulses on structure of harmonic spectra

We numerically calculate the high-order harmonic generation (HHG) power spectra from a one-dimensional model atom irradiated by linearly polarised 12 fs two-colour laser pulses composed of a fundamental pulse from Ti:sapphire laser and its second harmonic. It is found that a distinct double plateau structure appears when the relative phase of the two pulses is set as π/8, 2π/8 or 3π/8, and the double plateau structure disappears when the relative phase is set as 4π/8, 5π/8, 6π/8 or 7π/8. The relative-phase-dependent plateau structure is explained by the temporal profile of the synthesised electric fields as well as the semi-classical “three-step” model. Moreover, our numerical result shows that cut-off frequencies of the two-colour pulse HHG spectra can be exactly predicted by use of the semi-classical “three-step” model.     

Carrier-envelope phase effects of over-saturated few-cycle laser pulses on high-order harmonic generation

We investigate theoretically the high-order harmonic generation driven by few-cycle laser pulses with intensities above the saturated intensity using the Lewenstein model. It is found that the carrier-envelope phase of the laser pulse has great influences on the coherence of the high-order harmonic spectrum in the plateau region when driven by a relatively weaker driver field in the oversaturated regime. While for a much higher intensity the coherence of the high-order harmonic spectrum is almost independent on the carrier-envelope phase.     

超短脉冲高次谐波谱的截止频率分析

本文数值计算了超短脉冲(脉冲持续时间为两个光学周期)的高次谐波发射功率谱.研究结果表明,超短脉冲谐波谱的截止频率不再符合IP 3.17UP的截止规则(IP为原子电离势,UP为有质动力能).对此,本文采用"三步"模型给出了合理解释,并用小波变换验证了结果的正确性.     

Measurement of harmonic phase differences by interference of attosecond light pulses

By using a self-referencing technique, we have experimentally measured the influence of the carrier-envelope phase of femtosecond light pulses on the phase of the electric field of the radiation produced by high-order harmonic generation. We show that, in particular experimental conditions, the temporal evolution of the electric field of the attosecond pulses, is directly controlled by the carrier-envelope phase of the driving pulses.     

两种光谱相位相干电场重构法对复杂脉冲测量的准确度比较

借助数值模拟的方法，比较了传统的光谱相位相干直接电场重构(SPIDER)法和延时受控无条纹光谱相位相干电场重构(DCFF-SPIDER)法对复杂脉冲测量准确度的差异，并分析其内在的原因.理论计算表明，传统SPIDER方法在测量光谱和相位结构存在突变的复杂脉冲时，通常会出现一定程度的偏差，而DCFF-SPIDER方法能够保持很高的准确度. 关键词： 光谱相位相干直接电场重构法 飞秒脉冲测量 超快信息光学     

Influence of cross phase modulation and four-photon parametric mixing on the relative motion of optical pulses

Two mechanisms of self-confinement of wave packets on different carrying frequencies in monomode optical fibre are investigated. It is shown that the equations describing the processes possess a Hamiltonian structure. A new class of asymptotically free soliton solutions are found. Two spectral bandwidths for self-confinement of the optical pulses are determined.     

Demonstration of the interaction between two stopped light pulses

This study reports the first experimental demonstration that two light pulses were made motionless and interacted with each other through a medium. The scheme with motionless light pulses maximizes the interaction time and can achieve a considerable efficiency even below single-photon level. To demonstrate the enhancement of optical nonlinear efficiency, the experiment in this study used the process of one optical pulse switched by another based on the effect of electromagnetically induced transparency. Moving light pulses activate switching at an energy per area of 2 photons per atomic absorption cross section as discussed in [Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 4611 (1999)]. This study demonstrates that motionless light pulses can activate switching at 0.56 photons per atomic absorption cross section, and that the light level can be further reduced by increasing the optical density of the medium. The result of this work enters a new regime of low-light physics.     

用时间延迟激光感生双光栅方法测量两束光的相对相位变化

用时间延迟激光感生双光栅研究光路中的相位变化.实验结果表明,通过拍频信号峰值的位移,可以测量两束频率与偏振均不相同的光经过介质后相对相位的变化.     

Time-frequency characterization of high-order harmonic pulses

We present energy-resolved cross-correlation measurements of extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulses generated as high harmonics of femtosecond pulses from a 1 kHz titanium-sapphire laser. The harmonic pulses are probed by a fraction of the fundamental laser pulse at 800 nm, in a noncollinear geometry, allowing us to vary independently the parameters of the harmonic pump and near-infrared probe pulses. We measure the so-called sidebands in the photoelectron spectrum of argon corresponding to the absorption of a harmonic photon plus or minus one probe photon. Spectrally resolving the cross-correlation signal allows us to characterize the time-dependent frequency of the XUV pulse.Received: 20 December 2002, Published online: 24 April 2003PACS: 42.65.Ky Harmonic generation, frequency conversion