Title :
Elliptically polarized high harmonic emission from molecules driven by linearly polarized light
Author :
Zhou, Xibin ; Lock, Robynne ; Wagner, Nicholas ; Li, Wen ; Kapteyn, Henry C. ; Murnane, Margaret M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We perform an accurate polarimetry measurement of high harmonic emission from aligned molecules. Surprisingly, we find that harmonic emission from N2 molecules can be strongly elliptically polarized even when driven by linearly polarized laser fields.
Keywords :
laser beams; light polarisation; molecule-photon collisions; nitrogen; optical harmonic generation; polarimetry; elliptical polarization; harmonic emission; high-order harmonic generation; laser field; linearly polarized light; nitrogen molecule; polarimetry measurement; Data mining; Extraterrestrial measurements; Gold; Mirrors; Optical polarization; Optical retarders; Performance evaluation; Polarimetry; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; (320.7120) Ultrafast phenomena; (320.7150) Ultrafast spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
