Title :
Spectral characteristics of high-order harmonics generated by sub-10-fs pulses
Author :
Nisoli, M. ; Stagira, S. ; Cerullo, Giulio ; De Silvestri, S. ; Svelto, O. ; Ceccherini, P. ; Poletto, L. ; Tondello, G. ; Villoresi, P. ; Altucci, C. ; Bruzzese, R. ; de Lisio, C.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fisica, CNR, Milano, Italy
Abstract :
Summary form only given.High-order harmonic generation in gases provides a unique source of high brightness, coherent extreme ultraviolet radiation. Recent progress in ultrashort-pulse laser technology has led to the generation of sub-10-fs laser pulses with hundreds of microjoules energy. The availability of such high-peak power pulses opens the way to the investigation of the harmonic generation process in the few optical-cycle regime. We investigate the spectral properties of harmonic radiation generated in neon by sub-10-fs Ti:sapphire laser pulses. We also present the results of a three-dimensional nonadiabatic numerical model.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; 10 fs; 3D nonadiabatic numerical model; Ne; Ti:sapphire laser pulses; coherent extreme ultraviolet radiation; few optical-cycle regime; harmonic generation process; harmonic radiation; high brightness; high-order harmonics generation; high-peak power pulses; microjoules energy; neon gas; spectral characteristics; spectral properties; sub-fs pulses; ultrashort-pulse laser technology; Brightness; Character generation; Gas lasers; Gases; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Numerical models; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Ultraviolet sources;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.907332
