• High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Vol. 9, Issue 2, 02000e28 (2021)
Xiaomei Zhang1、2、3, Baifei Shen2、*, Lingang Zhang1、3, and Yin Shi
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
  • 2Department of Physics, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
  • 3CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai, China
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    DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2021.14 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xiaomei Zhang, Baifei Shen, Lingang Zhang, Yin Shi. New phase-matching selection rule to generate angularly isolated harmonics[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2021, 9(2): 02000e28 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    High harmonic generation (HHG) is an ideal probing source. In general, all harmonics are coupled with the corresponding input laser when generated, and for applications, they are separated using additional spectrometers. Herein, we report the angular isolation of relativistic harmonics at a predicted emission angle upon generation and, most importantly, a new phase-matching chain selection rule is derived to generate harmonics. Based on the laser plasma mechanism involving two non-collinear relativistic driving lasers, the nth harmonic carrying the information of both input lasers originates from its adjacent (n – 1)th harmonic coupled with one of the input lasers. Meanwhile, the intensity and emission angle of the generated isolated harmonic are both greatly increased compared with those in the gas scheme. These results are satisfactorily verified by theoretical analysis and three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations, which have physical significance and are essential for practical applications.
    Xiaomei Zhang, Baifei Shen, Lingang Zhang, Yin Shi. New phase-matching selection rule to generate angularly isolated harmonics[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2021, 9(2): 02000e28
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