High-power intense optical sources in the mid-to-long wavelength infrared region are very attractive for a wide range of fields from fundamental research to materials science and biology applications.However,there are...High-power intense optical sources in the mid-to-long wavelength infrared region are very attractive for a wide range of fields from fundamental research to materials science and biology applications.However,there are still significant challenges in extending long-wavelength infrared pulses into the relativistic regime using conventional optical techniques.Here,based upon a new type of plasma-based optical method,we present an efficient scheme capable of combining several high-power long-wavelength infrared laser pulses into one single,more intense pulse,thus bringing the intensity of the output pulse to the relativistic regime.Such intense infrared pulses will open up new possibilities for strong-field physics and ultrafast applications.Furthermore,this is beneficial to understand the underlying physics and nonlinear processes of modulation,propagation and energy transfer of high-power intense laser pulses in plasmas.展开更多
We perform a numerical study for temporally compressing radially-polarized（RP） infrared pulses in a gas-filled hollow-core fiber（HCF）. The dynamic transmission and nonlinear compression of RP pulses centered at wa...We perform a numerical study for temporally compressing radially-polarized（RP） infrared pulses in a gas-filled hollow-core fiber（HCF）. The dynamic transmission and nonlinear compression of RP pulses centered at wavelengths of0.8 m, 1.8 m, 3.1 m, and 5.0 m in HCFs are simulated. By comparing the propagation of pulses with the same optical cycles and intensity, we find that under proper conditions these pulses can be compressed down to 2–3 cycles. In the transverse direction, the spatiotemporal beam profile ameliorates from 0.8-m to 1.8-m and 3.1-m pulses before the appearance of high-order dispersion. These results show an alternative method of scaling generation for delivering RP infrared pulses in gas-filled HCFs, which can obtain energetic few-cycle pulses, and will be beneficial for relevant researches in the infrared scope.展开更多
Ultrashort laser pulses can serve as fast probes to record instant events.The isolated attosecond pulses(IAPs)generated from high-order harmonic generation(HHG)have been shortened down to about 2 atomic units in time,...Ultrashort laser pulses can serve as fast probes to record instant events.The isolated attosecond pulses(IAPs)generated from high-order harmonic generation(HHG)have been shortened down to about 2 atomic units in time,empowering us to study quantum behaviors of electrons in atoms,molecules,and solids with unprecedented time resolution.Following the cutoff energy law of HHG,the shortest IAP reported so far is driven with short-wavelength infrared(SWIR)pulses,which require additional broadband frequency conversion techniques and raise the bar for attosecond researches.Here,we show that with fewcycle near-infrared(NIR)laser pulses,IAP with pulse duration of 51±4 as is generated during 1-fs linear polarization gate formed by generalized double optical gating(GDOG)technique.The characterization is done with attosecond streak camera,and phase reconstruction is performed with quick phase retrieval by omega oscillation filtering(qPROOF).Furthermore,we show that the IAP generation favors certain carrier envelope phases(CEPs)in the narrow gate,i.e.,IAP is only efficiently produced for certain CEPs,which eliminates the requirement of CEP stabilization.The demonstrated scheme for IAP generation in principle has much higher conversion efficiency than the long-wave driver scheme according to the wavelength scaling law of HHG.Our work suggests an alternative way to generate ultrashort IAPs by applying GDOG on few-cycle free-CEP NIR driving pulses,and is thereby of great importance to facilitate the development of attosecond science and technology.展开更多
基金the National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents of China(No.BX20220206)。
文摘High-power intense optical sources in the mid-to-long wavelength infrared region are very attractive for a wide range of fields from fundamental research to materials science and biology applications.However,there are still significant challenges in extending long-wavelength infrared pulses into the relativistic regime using conventional optical techniques.Here,based upon a new type of plasma-based optical method,we present an efficient scheme capable of combining several high-power long-wavelength infrared laser pulses into one single,more intense pulse,thus bringing the intensity of the output pulse to the relativistic regime.Such intense infrared pulses will open up new possibilities for strong-field physics and ultrafast applications.Furthermore,this is beneficial to understand the underlying physics and nonlinear processes of modulation,propagation and energy transfer of high-power intense laser pulses in plasmas.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61521093)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB16)+1 种基金the International S&T Cooperation Program of China(Grant No.2016YFE0119300)the Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader,China(Grant No.18XD1404200)
文摘We perform a numerical study for temporally compressing radially-polarized（RP） infrared pulses in a gas-filled hollow-core fiber（HCF）. The dynamic transmission and nonlinear compression of RP pulses centered at wavelengths of0.8 m, 1.8 m, 3.1 m, and 5.0 m in HCFs are simulated. By comparing the propagation of pulses with the same optical cycles and intensity, we find that under proper conditions these pulses can be compressed down to 2–3 cycles. In the transverse direction, the spatiotemporal beam profile ameliorates from 0.8-m to 1.8-m and 3.1-m pulses before the appearance of high-order dispersion. These results show an alternative method of scaling generation for delivering RP infrared pulses in gas-filled HCFs, which can obtain energetic few-cycle pulses, and will be beneficial for relevant researches in the infrared scope.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(grant no.2019YFA0307703)the Major Research Plan of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.91850201)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant nos.12234020 and 11974426).
文摘Ultrashort laser pulses can serve as fast probes to record instant events.The isolated attosecond pulses(IAPs)generated from high-order harmonic generation(HHG)have been shortened down to about 2 atomic units in time,empowering us to study quantum behaviors of electrons in atoms,molecules,and solids with unprecedented time resolution.Following the cutoff energy law of HHG,the shortest IAP reported so far is driven with short-wavelength infrared(SWIR)pulses,which require additional broadband frequency conversion techniques and raise the bar for attosecond researches.Here,we show that with fewcycle near-infrared(NIR)laser pulses,IAP with pulse duration of 51±4 as is generated during 1-fs linear polarization gate formed by generalized double optical gating(GDOG)technique.The characterization is done with attosecond streak camera,and phase reconstruction is performed with quick phase retrieval by omega oscillation filtering(qPROOF).Furthermore,we show that the IAP generation favors certain carrier envelope phases(CEPs)in the narrow gate,i.e.,IAP is only efficiently produced for certain CEPs,which eliminates the requirement of CEP stabilization.The demonstrated scheme for IAP generation in principle has much higher conversion efficiency than the long-wave driver scheme according to the wavelength scaling law of HHG.Our work suggests an alternative way to generate ultrashort IAPs by applying GDOG on few-cycle free-CEP NIR driving pulses,and is thereby of great importance to facilitate the development of attosecond science and technology.
