• DocumentCode
    474600
  • Title

    Large amplitude modulation of high-order harmonic generation from vibrationally excited molecules

  • Author

    Li, W. ; Zhou, X.B. ; Lock, R. ; Wagner, N. ; Kapteyn, H.C. ; Murnane, M.M. ; Patchkovskii, S. ; Stolow, A.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & JILA, Univ. of Colorado & NIST, Boulder, CO
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We observe large vibrationally-induced modulations in high order harmonic conversion in N2O4. We explain this unexpected result as due to the changing electronic structure induced by the vibration, leading to preferential emission at the outer turning point of the vibration.
  • Keywords
    nitrogen compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical modulation; vibrational modes; N2O4; electronic structure; emission; high-order harmonic generation; large amplitude modulation; vibrationally excited molecules; Amplitude modulation; Electrons; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Nuclear electronics; Optical harmonic generation; Probes; Stimulated emission; Turning; (320.6530) Ultrafast spectroscopy; (320.7120) Ultrafast phenomena;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572201