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A spectrally bright wavelength-switchable vacuum ultraviolet source driven by quantum coherence in strong-field-ionized molecules

Optics 2020-07-24 v1 Atomic Physics

Abstract

We report generation of spectrally bright vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) and deep UV (DUV) coherent radiations driven by quantum coherence in tunnel-ionized carbon monoxide (CO) molecules. Our technique allows us to switch between multiple wavelengths provided by the abundant energy levels of molecular ions. The DUV/VUV sources can have arbitrary polarization states by manipulating the pump laser polarization. The superior temporal and spectral properties of the developed source give rise to a broadband Raman comb in the DUV/VUV region.

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@article{arxiv.2007.11900,
  title  = {A spectrally bright wavelength-switchable vacuum ultraviolet source driven by quantum coherence in strong-field-ionized molecules},
  author = {Yuexin Wan and Zhaoxiang Liu and Jinping Yao and Bo Xu and Jinming Chen and Fangbo Zhang and Zhihao Zhang and Lingling Qiao and Ya Cheng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.11900},
  year   = {2020}
}

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5 pages, 5 figures