Spatial Aberrations in High-Order Harmonic Generation

Marius Plach, Federico Vismarra, Elisa Appi, Vénus Poulain, Jasper Peschel, Peter Smorenburg, David P. O’Dwyer, Stephen Edward, Yin Tao, Rocío Borrego-Varillas, Mauro Nisoli, Cord L. Arnold, Anne L’Huillier, Per Eng-Johnsson

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Sammanfattning

We investigate the spatial characteristics of high-order harmonic radiation generated in argon and observe cross-like patterns in the far field. An analytical model describing harmonics from an astigmatic driving beam reveals that these patterns result from the order and generation position-dependent divergence of harmonics. Even small amounts of driving field astigmatism may result in cross-like patterns, coming from the superposition of individual harmonics with spatial profiles elongated in different directions. By correcting the aberrations using a deformable mirror, we show that fine-tuning the driving wavefront is essential for optimal spatial quality of the harmonics.

Originalspråkengelska
Artikelnummer0054
TidskriftUltrafast Science
Volym4
DOI
StatusPublished - 2024 jan.

Ämnesklassifikation (UKÄ)

  • Atom- och molekylfysik och optik (Här ingår: Kemisk fysik, kvantoptik)

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