Polarization of high-order harmonics

Polarization shaping of high-order harmonics in laser-aligned molecules

The present work reports on the generation of short-pulse coherent extreme ultraviolet radiation of controlled polarization. The proposed strategy is based on high-order harmonics generated in pre-aligned molecules. Field-free molecular alignment produced by a short linearly-polarized infrared laser pulse is used to break the isotropy of a gas medium. Driving the aligned molecules by a circular...

Generation of high-brightness high-order harmonics

Optimization of high-order harmonic generation has been studied with a 30 fs laser at an intensity of < 2×1014 W/cm in a quasi-static gas cell filled with argon and Neon. The effect of propagation length and gas density on the conversion efficiency and spatial quality of high-order harmonics are investigated comprehensively. As a result of phase-matched propagation, both the spatial quality and...

Measurement of the polarization of high-order harmonics from aligned N(2) molecules by spatial interferometry.

The polarization of high-harmonics from aligned N(2) molecules was measured by observing the visibility of spatial interference between two high-harmonics generated separately. The minimum visibility was observed at an angle of 60 degrees between the polarization of the harmonic generation laser field and the molecular orientation. In this case, the angular shift of harmonic polarization is 15 ...

Temporal and spectral studies of high-order harmonics generated by polarization-modulated infrared fields

Spatial Mode Control of High-Order Harmonics.