HIGH-ORDER HARMONIC-GENERATION BY ULTRASHORT KRF AND TISAPPHIRE LASERS

被引:55
作者
KONDO, K
SARUKURA, N
SAJIKI, K
WATANABE, S
机构
[1] RIKEN, PHOTODYNAM RES CTR, AOBA KU, MIYAGI 98932, JAPAN
[2] MAT LAB, DIV RES, HIRATSUKA 254, JAPAN
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1993年 / 47卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.47.R2480
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Clear plateaus, up to the 71st harmonic in Ne and the 69th harmonic in He, were observed in a Ti:sapphire laser, while a gradual decrease to the 25th harmonic in Ne and the 23rd harmonic in He were observed in a KrF laser. High intensity, along with a shorter pulse, induced self-phase-modulation and/or beam breakup in gas media and resulted in the serious degradation or complete disappearance of higher-order harmonics. In the Ti:sapphire laser, the harmonic distribution did not depend on the pulse width of from 120 to 730 fs at a fixed peak intensity.
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页码:R2480 / R2483
页数:4
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