We present a comprehensive study on the role of various excited states in high-order harmonic generation of hydrogen atoms driven by a long-wavelength(1500 nm)laser field.By numerically solving the time-dependent Schr...We present a comprehensive study on the role of various excited states in high-order harmonic generation of hydrogen atoms driven by a long-wavelength(1500 nm)laser field.By numerically solving the time-dependent Schrodinger equation(TDSE)and performing a time-frequency analysis,we investigate the influence of individual excited states on the harmonic spectrum.Our results reveal that the 2s excited state primarily contributes to the enhancement of high-energy harmonic yields by facilitating long electron trajectories,while the 2p excited state predominantly suppresses harmonic yields in the lower-energy region(20th-50th orders)by altering the contributions of electron trajectories.Our results highlight the critical role of the excited states in the HHG process,even at longer laser wavelengths.展开更多
We present a graphics processing units(GPU)parallelization based three-dimensional time-dependent Schrödinger equation(3D-TDSE)code to simulate the interaction between single-active-electron atom/molecule and arb...We present a graphics processing units(GPU)parallelization based three-dimensional time-dependent Schrödinger equation(3D-TDSE)code to simulate the interaction between single-active-electron atom/molecule and arbitrary types of laser pulses with either velocity gauge or length gauge in Cartesian coordinates.Split-operator method combined with fast Fourier transforms(FFT)is used to perform the time evolution.Sample applications in different scenarios,such as stationary state energies,photon ionization spectra,attosecond clocks,and high-order harmonic generation(HHG),are given for the hydrogen atom.Repeatable results can be obtained with the benchmark program PCTDSE,which is a 3DTDSE Fortran solver parallelized using message passing interface(MPI)library.With the help of GPU acceleration and vectorization strategy,our code running on a single NVIDIA 3090 RTX GPU can achieve about 10 times faster computation speed than PCTDSE running on a 144 Intel Xeon CPU cores server with the same accuracy.In addition,3D-GTDSE can also be modified slightly to simulate non-adiabatic dynamics involving the coupling of nuclear and electronic wave packets,as well as pure nuclear wave packet dynamics in the presence of strong laser fields within 3 dimensions.Additionally,we have also discussed the limitations and shortcomings of our code in utilizing GPU memory.The 3D-GTDSE code provides an alternative tool for studying the ultrafast nonlinear dynamics under strong laser fields.展开更多
提出了一种利用高频谐波场增强阿秒脉冲强度的方法。计算结果表明,当适当地加入一束13次谐波或者27次谐波场到双色激光场时,谐波强度比原双色场时分别增强了2个或5个数量级。尤其是当采用27次谐波光源时,谐波光谱形成了一个465 e V的超...提出了一种利用高频谐波场增强阿秒脉冲强度的方法。计算结果表明,当适当地加入一束13次谐波或者27次谐波场到双色激光场时,谐波强度比原双色场时分别增强了2个或5个数量级。尤其是当采用27次谐波光源时,谐波光谱形成了一个465 e V的超长平台区。最后通过适当地叠加谐波,可分别获得脉宽仅为50 as和40 as的孤立阿秒脉冲,其强度比原双色场情况下产生的阿秒脉冲增强了2个或5个数量级。展开更多
The high harmonic generation(HHG)by few-cycle laser pulses is essential for research in strong-field solid-state physics.Through comparison of high harmonic spectra of solids generated by laser pulses with varying dur...The high harmonic generation(HHG)by few-cycle laser pulses is essential for research in strong-field solid-state physics.Through comparison of high harmonic spectra of solids generated by laser pulses with varying durations,we discovered that lasers with good dispersion compensation are capable of producing a broad spectrum of high harmonics.As the pulse duration is further compressed,several interference peaks appear in the broad spectrum.Moreover,we conducted simulations using the semiconductor Bloch equation,considering the effect of Berry curvature,to better understand this process.Our work provides a valuable approach for studying HHG by few-cycle laser pulses in solid materials,expanding the application of HHG in attosecond physics.展开更多
The Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics Terahertz Free Electron Laser Facility(CAEP THz FEL,CTFEL)is the only high-average power free electron laser terahertz source based on superconducting accelerators in China.T...The Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics Terahertz Free Electron Laser Facility(CAEP THz FEL,CTFEL)is the only high-average power free electron laser terahertz source based on superconducting accelerators in China.The update of the CTFEL is now undergoing and will expand the frequency range from 0.1–4.2 THz to 0.1–125 THz.Two experimental stations for material spectroscopy and biomedicine will be built.A high harmonic generation(HHG)lightsource based beamline at the material spectroscopy experimental station for time-resolved angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy(ARPES)research will be constructed and the optical design is presented.The HHG lightsource covers the extreme ultraviolet(XUV)photon energy range of 20–50 eV.A Czerny–Turner monochromator with two plane gratings worked in conical diffraction configuration is employed to maintain the transmission efficiency and preserve the pulse time duration.The calculated beamline transmission efficiency is better than 5%in the whole photon energy range.To our knowledge,this is the first time in China to combine THz-infrared FEL with HHG light source,and this experimental station will be a powerful and effective instrument that will give new research opportunities in the future for users doing research on the dynamic evolution of the excited electron band structure of a material’s surface.展开更多
基金supported by the Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi。
文摘We present a comprehensive study on the role of various excited states in high-order harmonic generation of hydrogen atoms driven by a long-wavelength(1500 nm)laser field.By numerically solving the time-dependent Schrodinger equation(TDSE)and performing a time-frequency analysis,we investigate the influence of individual excited states on the harmonic spectrum.Our results reveal that the 2s excited state primarily contributes to the enhancement of high-energy harmonic yields by facilitating long electron trajectories,while the 2p excited state predominantly suppresses harmonic yields in the lower-energy region(20th-50th orders)by altering the contributions of electron trajectories.Our results highlight the critical role of the excited states in the HHG process,even at longer laser wavelengths.
基金supported by the GHfund A(Grant No.ghfund202407013663)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.GK202207012)+4 种基金Shaanxi Province(Grant No.QCYRCXM-2022-241)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFE0134200)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant No.2025A1515011117)the Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province(Grant No.20220101016JC)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12374238,11934004,and 11974230)。
文摘We present a graphics processing units(GPU)parallelization based three-dimensional time-dependent Schrödinger equation(3D-TDSE)code to simulate the interaction between single-active-electron atom/molecule and arbitrary types of laser pulses with either velocity gauge or length gauge in Cartesian coordinates.Split-operator method combined with fast Fourier transforms(FFT)is used to perform the time evolution.Sample applications in different scenarios,such as stationary state energies,photon ionization spectra,attosecond clocks,and high-order harmonic generation(HHG),are given for the hydrogen atom.Repeatable results can be obtained with the benchmark program PCTDSE,which is a 3DTDSE Fortran solver parallelized using message passing interface(MPI)library.With the help of GPU acceleration and vectorization strategy,our code running on a single NVIDIA 3090 RTX GPU can achieve about 10 times faster computation speed than PCTDSE running on a 144 Intel Xeon CPU cores server with the same accuracy.In addition,3D-GTDSE can also be modified slightly to simulate non-adiabatic dynamics involving the coupling of nuclear and electronic wave packets,as well as pure nuclear wave packet dynamics in the presence of strong laser fields within 3 dimensions.Additionally,we have also discussed the limitations and shortcomings of our code in utilizing GPU memory.The 3D-GTDSE code provides an alternative tool for studying the ultrafast nonlinear dynamics under strong laser fields.
文摘提出了一种利用高频谐波场增强阿秒脉冲强度的方法。计算结果表明,当适当地加入一束13次谐波或者27次谐波场到双色激光场时,谐波强度比原双色场时分别增强了2个或5个数量级。尤其是当采用27次谐波光源时,谐波光谱形成了一个465 e V的超长平台区。最后通过适当地叠加谐波,可分别获得脉宽仅为50 as和40 as的孤立阿秒脉冲,其强度比原双色场情况下产生的阿秒脉冲增强了2个或5个数量级。
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.91850209 and 11974416)。
文摘The high harmonic generation(HHG)by few-cycle laser pulses is essential for research in strong-field solid-state physics.Through comparison of high harmonic spectra of solids generated by laser pulses with varying durations,we discovered that lasers with good dispersion compensation are capable of producing a broad spectrum of high harmonics.As the pulse duration is further compressed,several interference peaks appear in the broad spectrum.Moreover,we conducted simulations using the semiconductor Bloch equation,considering the effect of Berry curvature,to better understand this process.Our work provides a valuable approach for studying HHG by few-cycle laser pulses in solid materials,expanding the application of HHG in attosecond physics.
基金supported by Major Instrument Projects of Sichuan Province.
文摘The Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics Terahertz Free Electron Laser Facility(CAEP THz FEL,CTFEL)is the only high-average power free electron laser terahertz source based on superconducting accelerators in China.The update of the CTFEL is now undergoing and will expand the frequency range from 0.1–4.2 THz to 0.1–125 THz.Two experimental stations for material spectroscopy and biomedicine will be built.A high harmonic generation(HHG)lightsource based beamline at the material spectroscopy experimental station for time-resolved angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy(ARPES)research will be constructed and the optical design is presented.The HHG lightsource covers the extreme ultraviolet(XUV)photon energy range of 20–50 eV.A Czerny–Turner monochromator with two plane gratings worked in conical diffraction configuration is employed to maintain the transmission efficiency and preserve the pulse time duration.The calculated beamline transmission efficiency is better than 5%in the whole photon energy range.To our knowledge,this is the first time in China to combine THz-infrared FEL with HHG light source,and this experimental station will be a powerful and effective instrument that will give new research opportunities in the future for users doing research on the dynamic evolution of the excited electron band structure of a material’s surface.
