Abstract
Neon gas excited by 800-nm laser pulses (15 mJ, 125 fsec) at an intensity near ${10}^{15}$ W/${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$ generates harmonics up to 109th order. The appearance of successively higher harmonics as the laser intensity is increased is compared to recent calculations of the strong-field atomic response. Blueshifting of the laser and harmonic wavelengths indicates a small degree of ionization until the threshold for the highest harmonic (>91st) is reached.
Keywords
HarmonicsFemtosecondHigh harmonic generationLaserAtomic physicsNeonExcited stateIonizationPhysicsWavelengthHarmonicOpticsIntensity (physics)Materials scienceArgonIonQuantum mechanics
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J. J. Macklin,
J. D. Kmetec,
C. L. Gordon
(1993).
High-order harmonic generation using intense femtosecond pulses.
Physical Review Letters
, 70
(6)
, 766-769.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.70.766
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- 10.1103/physrevlett.70.766
- PMID
- 10054198