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We propose a novel scheme to generate single-cycle terahertz (THz) pulses via reflection of an optical femtosecond pulse train from a thin layer of nonlinear resonant medium. Our method is based on a coherent control of low-frequency…

We generate high-order harmonics in gaseous medium with tunable photon energy using time domain interferometry of double pulses in a non-collinear generation geometry. The method is based on the fact that the generated harmonics inherit…

We report a systematic investigation into the processes behind a near hundredfold enhanced second harmonic wave generated from a laser-induced air plasma, by examining the temporal dynamics of the frequency conversion processes, and the…

Coherent radiation with frequencies ranging from 0.3 to 30 THz has recently become accessible by femtosecond laser technology. Terahertz (THz) waves have already found many applications in spectroscopy and imaging, and they can be…

The present work reports on the generation of short-pulse coherent extreme ultraviolet radiation of controlled polarization. The proposed strategy is based on high-order harmonics generated in pre-aligned molecules. Field-free molecular…

Two-color photoionization produces a cycle-averaged current driving broadband, conically emitted THz radiation. We investigate, through simulation, the processes determining the angle of conical emission. We find that the emission angle is…

Optics · Physics 2013-12-17 Luke A. Johnson , John P. Palastro , Thomas M. Antonsen , Ki-Yong Kim

We theoretically and numerically study the influence of both instantaneous and Raman-delayed Kerr nonlinearities as well as a long-wavelength pump in the terahertz (THz) emissions produced by two-color femtosecond filaments in air. Although…

We show that circularly polarized femtosecond laser pulses produce field-free alignment in linear and planar molecules. We study the rotational wavepacket evolution of O$_2$ and benzene created by circularly polarized light. For benzene, we…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2014-06-06 C T L Smeenk , P B Corkum

Coherent, optically dressed media composed of two-level molecular systems without inversion symmetry are considered as all-optically tunable sources of coherent radiation in the microwave domain. A theoretical model and a numerical toolbox…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-12-08 Piotr Gładysz , Piotr Wcisło , Karolina Słowik

Terahertz (THz) generation via photomixing on photoconductive antenna using twin delayed chirped pulses provides a long THz pulse with a narrow bandwidth. To generate a long pulse with broad bandwidth, we propose a new method that combines…

A dramatic spectral modulation of third-order harmonic (TH) emission generated in a near in- frared femtosecond (fs) pulse filamentation, assisted by a two-dimensional plasma grating formed by two pump femtosecond pulses, is experimentally…

We study the temporal and spatial dynamics of the large amplitude and frequency modulation that can be induced in an intense, few cycle laser pulse as it propagates through a rapidly ionizing gas. Our calculations include both single atom…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Mette B. Gaarde , Mitsuko Murakami , Reinhard Kienberger

Although the THz spectral range experiences a tremendous grow of interest for at least two decades, it is still one of the least explored but most exciting areas to study light-matter interaction. Due to the small photon energy of THz…

Optics · Physics 2022-12-21 Claudia Gollner

Contribution of plasma oscillation to the broadband terahertz emission is revealed by interacting two-color laser pulses with a supersonic jet of nitrogen molecules. Temporal and spectral shifts of THz waves are observed as the plasma…

Optics · Physics 2016-11-03 Na Li , Ya Bai , Tianshi Miao , Peng Liu , Ruxin Li , Zhizhan Xu

We report enhanced broadband Terahertz (THz) generation and detailed characterization from the interaction of femtosecond two colour laser pulses with thin transparent dielectric tape target in ambient air. The proposed source is easy to…

We present a numerical study on plasma generation of THz radiation utilizing multiple light pulses of various wavelengths in an optical scheme that is readily achievable in a tabletop environment. To achieve coherent THz emission it is…

Optics · Physics 2023-04-07 Clayton D. Moss , Shayne A. Sorenson , Jeremy A. Johnson

Terahertz (THz) generation by optical rectification (OR) using tilted-pulse-fronts is studied. One-dimensional (1-D) and 2-D spatial models, which simultaneously account for (i) the nonlinear coupled interaction of the THz and optical…

The mechanism of the terahertz (THz) wave generation (TWG) in dual-color fields is elucidated within the theoretical framework of single-atom based strong field approximation (SFA). Evaluating the transition dipole moment, the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-04-30 Kaixuan Zhang , Yizhu Zhang , Shuai Li , Xincheng Wang , Tian-Min Yan , Y. H. Jiang

High-order harmonic generation (HHG) with relativistically strong laser pulses is considered employing electron ionization-recollisions from multiply charged ions in counterpropagating, linearly polarized attosecond pulse trains. The…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-05-19 Markus C. Kohler , Michael Klaiber , Karen Z. Hatsagortsyan , Christoph H. Keitel

Femtosecond laser filament generates strong terahertz (THz) pulse in air. In this paper, THz pulse waveform generated by femtosecond laser filament has been experimentally investigated as a function of the length of the filament.…

Optics · Physics 2013-10-22 Jiayu Zhao , Yizhu Zhang , Zhi Wang , Wei Chu , Bin Zeng , Ya Cheng , Zhizhan Xu , Weiwei Liu