Ultrafast Science, Volume. 1, Issue 1, 9797453(2021)

Focusing Properties of High-Order Harmonics

Maria Hoflund1、*, Jasper Peschel1, Marius Plach1, Hugo Dacasa1, Kévin Veyrinas2, Eric Constant3, Peter Smorenburg4, Hampus Wikmark1, Sylvain Maclot1, Chen Guo1, Cord Arnold1, Anne L'Huillier1, and Per Eng-Johnsson1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physics, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, 22100 Lund, Sweden
  • 2Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, Centre Laser Intenses et Applications (CELIA), 43 Rue P. Noailles, 33400 Talence, France
  • 3Univ Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
  • 4ASML Research, ASML Netherlands B.V., 5504 DR VeldhovenNetherlands
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    Many applications of the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation obtained by high-order harmonic generation (HHG) in gases require a small focus area in order to enable attosecond pulses to reach a high intensity. Here, high-order harmonics generated in Ar with a multiterawatt laser system in a loose focusing geometry are focused to a few micrometers using two toroidal mirrors in a Wolter configuration with a high demagnification factor. Using a knife-edge measurement technique, we determine the position and size of the XUV foci as a function of harmonic order. We show that the focus properties vary with harmonic order and the generation conditions. Simulations, based on a classical description of the harmonic dipole phase and assuming that the individual harmonics can be described as Gaussian beams, reproduce the experimental behavior. We discuss how the generation geometry affects the intensity and duration of the focused attosecond pulses.

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    Maria Hoflund, Jasper Peschel, Marius Plach, Hugo Dacasa, Kévin Veyrinas, Eric Constant, Peter Smorenburg, Hampus Wikmark, Sylvain Maclot, Chen Guo, Cord Arnold, Anne L'Huillier, Per Eng-Johnsson. Focusing Properties of High-Order Harmonics[J]. Ultrafast Science, 2021, 1(1): 9797453

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Apr. 29, 2021

    Accepted: Jul. 27, 2021

    Published Online: Sep. 15, 2023

    The Author Email: Hoflund Maria (maria.hoflund@fysik.lth.se)

    DOI:10.34133/2021/9797453

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