Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 13, 1300007(2025)

Progress of Polarization-Controllable High-Order Harmonics and Its Applications

Yongkai Deng1,2,3、* and Zhuoyan Zhou1
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 2Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 3Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi , China
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    Co-propagating circularly polarized counter-rotating bichromatic fields[25]. (a) Schematic of the experimental setup for counter-rotating bichromatic fields; (b) Lissajous curve of light field
    Orthogonally polarized two-colour high-order harmonics generation[27]. (a) Generation of elliptically polarized high-order harmonics; (b) side view of the polarization measurement
    Elliptical resonant high-order harmonics[23].(a) Experimental harmonic intensity and ellipticity; (b) theoretical harmonic intensity and ellipticity; (c) harmonic intensity and ellipticity above the threshold ionization with resonances
    Interference polarization control method[72]
    All-optical polarimeter for the polarization states of HHG[29] (a) Schematic of the EUV polarimeter; (b) Stokes parameters on the Poincaré surface; (c) polarization states of input driving fields and output EUV
    Molecular polarimeter by MFPAD[30]. (a) MFPADs intensity; (b) cuts of the MFPADs in the polarization plane at azimuth of 90° or 270°
    Fourfold differential PECD signal[87]
    ARPES circular dichroism in circular polarized field[97]. (a) Sketch of the theoretical calculation; (b) band structure of graphene close to the Dirac point; (c)(d) ARPES intensity close to the K and K´ points; (e)(f) corresponding dichroic signal
    • Table 1. Research achievements of the technical scheme for high-order harmonics with controllable polarization state

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      Table 1. Research achievements of the technical scheme for high-order harmonics with controllable polarization state

      Technical schemeEllipticityIsolate attosecond pulseSpectral range /eVConversion efficiencyRef.
      SDLFCANone25‒35CLP25
      SDLF

      LC is 1

      RC is 0.2

      None45‒55CLP24
      SDLF0.8‒0.94Support15‒55CLP26
      SDLF

      RC is 0.6‒0.7

      LC is 0.2

      None50‒70CLP27
      SDLF0.73None20‒40None48
      SDLFCASupport20‒45CLP2829
      ESNM0.6‒0.8None15‒45<CLP23
      PST>0.93NoneSOH 27.920%69
      PST0‒1Support45‒65CLP71
      PSTCANone17‒51CLP72
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    Paper Information

    Category: Reviews

    Received: Feb. 4, 2025

    Accepted: Apr. 7, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 16, 2025

    The Author Email: Yongkai Deng (ykdeng@pku.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP250582

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP250582

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