High-order harmonic generation from C60 fullerene using the plasma harmonic method

Author

Bom, L. B Elouga ; Ganeev, R.A. ; Abdul-Hadi, J. ; Wong, M.C.H. ; Brichta, J.-P. ; Bhardwaj, V.R. ; Ozaki, T.

Author_Institution

Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci., Energie, Mater. et Telecommun., Varennes, QC, Canada

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We demonstrate, for the first time, high-order harmonic generation from C₆₀ pumped by intense femtosecond Ti: sapphire laser. Laser-produced plasmas from C₆₀-rich epoxy and C₆₀ films were used as the nonlinear media. Harmonics up to the 19^th order were observed. The harmonic yield from fullerene-rich plasma is about 25 times larger compared with those produced from bulk carbon target.

Keywords

carbon; fullerenes; high-speed optical techniques; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; plasma materials processing; C₆₀; femtosecond solid laser; fullerene-rich plasma; high-order harmonic generation; laser-produced plasma; nonlinear media; optical pumping; Electrons; Frequency conversion; Glass; Laser ablation; Laser excitation; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Ovens; Plasmas; Substrates; (000.2190);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

Filename

5224445