• Advanced Photonics Nexus
  • Vol. 2, Issue 4, 046009 (2023)
Yiqi Fang1 and Yunquan Liu1、2、3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Peking University, School of Physics, State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, Beijing, China
  • 2Shanxi University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Taiyuan, China
  • 3Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, Beijing, China
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    DOI: 10.1117/1.APN.2.4.046009 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yiqi Fang, Yunquan Liu. Generation and control of extreme ultraviolet free-space optical skyrmions with high harmonic generation[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2023, 2(4): 046009 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Optical skyrmion serves as a crucial interface between optics and topology. Recently, it has attracted great interest in linear optics. Here, we theoretically introduce a framework for the all-optical generation and control of free-space optical skyrmions in extreme ultraviolet regions via high harmonic generation (HHG). We show that by employing full Poincaré beams, the created extreme ultraviolet fields manifest as skyrmionic structures in Stokes vector fields, whose skyrmion number is relevant to harmonic orders. We reveal that the generation of the skyrmionics structure is attributed to spatial-resolved spin constraint of HHG. Through qualifying the geometrical parameters of full Poincaré beams, the topological texture of extreme ultraviolet fields can be completely manipulated, generating the Bloch-type, Néel-type, anti-type, and higher-order skyrmions. We promote the investigation of topological optics in optical highly nonlinear processes, with potential applications toward ultrafast spintronics with structured light fields.
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    Yiqi Fang, Yunquan Liu. Generation and control of extreme ultraviolet free-space optical skyrmions with high harmonic generation[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2023, 2(4): 046009
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