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Quantum high-harmonic generation (HHG) is a prominent and growing field of research with potential capabilities of providing high photon-number entangled states of light. However, there is an open debate regarding the theory level required…
We present a theoretical study of high-order harmonic generation (HHG) driven by ultrashort optical pulses with different kind of chirps. The goal of the present work is perform a detailed study to clarify the relevant parameters in the…
The generation of harmonics by atoms or ions in a two-color, coplanar field configuration with commensurate frequencies is investigated through both, an analytical calculation based on the Lewenstein model and the numerical ab initio…
In previous studies of spin-to-orbital angular momentum (AM) conversion in laser high harmonic generation (HHG) using a plasma target, one unit of spin AM is always converted into precisely one unit of OAM [1, 2]. Here we show, through…
High-harmonic generation (HHG) in solids has been touted as a way to probe ultrafast dynamics and crystal symmetries in condensed matter systems. Here, we investigate the polarization properties of high-order harmonics generated in…
In this work, we demonstrate experimentally the efficient generation and tunability of energetic highly-elliptical high-harmonics in Ar gas, driven by intense two-color counter rotating laser electric fields. A bi-chromatic beam tailored by…
A quantum optical model for the high-order harmonic generation is presented, in which both the exciting field and the high harmonic modes are quantized, while the target material appears via parameters only. As a consequence, the model is…
This study presents an investigation of second harmonic generation (SHG) resulting from interaction of radially polarized laser beam propagating in homogeneous, unmagnetized plasma. Lorentz force and continuity equations have been used to…
We develop a theoretical framework for high-harmonic generation (HHG) driven by quantum states of light based on a temporal-mode expansion of the electromagnetic field. This approach extends previous single plane-wave mode treatments to…
Generation of odd harmonics by a super strong focused laser beam in vacuum is considered. The process occurs due to the plural light-by-light scattering effect. In the leading order of perturbation theory, generation of $(2k+1)$th harmonic…
We show that the Floquet approach with a Sturmian basis means an efficient description of high-order harmonic generation with monochromatic excitation. This method, although involves numerical calculations, is close to analytic approaches…
High-order harmonic generation (HHG) in gases leads to short-pulse extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation useful in a number of applications, for example, attosecond science and nanoscale imaging. However, this process depends on many…
The coherent radiation spectrum of two-level polar molecules with UV transition is studied at the multiphoton resonant excitation by a moderately strong laser field. The spectrum corresponding to harmonic generation and low-frequency…
We present a theoretical study of high-order harmonic generation (HHG) and propagation driven by an infrared field carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM). Our calculations unveil the following relevant phenomena: extreme-ultraviolet…
High harmonic generation (HHG) is a striking phenomenon, which reflects the ultrafast dynamics of electrons. Recently, it has been demonstrated that HHG can be used to reconstruct not only the energy band structure but also the geometric…
High-harmonic generation (HHG) is a coherent optical process in which the incident photon energy is up-converted to the multiples of its initial energy. In solids, under the influence of a strong laser field, electron-hole (e-h) pairs are…
The bi-circular scheme for high harmonic generation, which combines two counter-rotating circular fields with frequency ratio 2:1, has recently permitted to generate high harmonics with essentially circular polarization, opening the way for…
High-order harmonic generation (HHG), a robust tabletop source for producing attosecond pulses, has been extensively utilized in attosecond metrology. Traditionally, HHG driven by classical laser fields involves two typical quantum paths…
High-harmonic generation (HHG) of a two-level-system driven by an intense monochromatic phase-locked laser is studied in terms of complex spectral analysis with the Floquet method. In contrast to the phenomenological approaches, this…
High-order harmonics generated by bicircular laser field have helicities which alternate between $+1$ and $-1$. In order to generate circularly polarized high-harmonic pulses, which are important for applications, it is necessary to achieve…