High-Order Harmonics Generation in Plasmas: Resonance Processes, Quasi-Phase-Matching, and Nanostructures

✍ Scribed by Rashid A. Ganeev

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 301
• Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, 122
• Edition: 1st ed. 2022
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book comprises a detailed consideration of novel approaches developed in the field of frequency conversion of laser sources in laser-induced plasmas during the last few years. The aim of the book is to support researchers and other readers in their development in the area of high-order nonlinear spectroscopy. Particularly, the advanced studies of nanoparticles and quantum dots for the formation of new sources of radiation in different short-wavelength spectral ranges show the ways to further implement the specific features of small-sized species in a relatively new field of study―laser ablation induced high-order harmonics generation spectroscopy.

Researchers involved in the development of new methods of frequency conversion will benefit from finding the most recent advances in this field. Undergraduate students will discover interesting information about recent findings in plasma harmonic research. Additionally, the usefulness of the book will be demonstrated by the potential applications of the new knowledge developed during recent years for ultrafast pulse generation using the proposed schemes of plasma-light interaction. Thus, the audience may also include those researchers involved in state-of-the-art developments in attophysics. Additionally, any professionals interested in the application of the advanced techniques for material science will also benefit from updating their knowledge of new methods of material studies using high-order nonlinear spectroscopy.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Maximizing the Impact of Laser Ablation-Induced High-Order Harmonics Spectroscopy on Materials Science
A Brief Overview of HHG in LIP
Role of Ionic Resonances in the Modification of Harmonics Intensity During HHG in Plasmas
Modification of Harmonic Intensity Distribution Along the XUV Region Using the Quasi-Phase-Matching Approach in LIP
Applications of Clusters, Quantum Dots, and Nanoparticles for Enhancing the Harmonic Yield
Structure of the Book
References
Contents
1 Lowest-Order Harmonics Generation Nonlinearities of Laser-Induced Plasmas
1.1 Study of Various Particles by Third Harmonic Generation Based on Laser Pulse Induced Plasma
1.1.1 Description of Experimental Arrangements
1.1.2 THG from the Metal Plasmas Produced in Air
1.1.3 THG from Metal Plasma in the Vacuum
1.2 Third and Fifth Harmonics Generation in Air and Nanoparticle-Containing Plasmas Using 150 kHz Fiber Laser
1.2.1 Scheme for THG and FHG Using High Pulse Repetition Laser
1.2.2 THG and FHG in NP and Atomic Plasmas
1.2.3 Low-Order Harmonics Generation in QD Plasmas
1.2.4 Discussion
1.3 Summary
References
2 Different Aspects of High-Order Harmonics Generation in Plasmas
2.1 Incoherent and Coherent Extreme Ultraviolet Emission from Boron Plasma
2.1.1 Formation of Boron Plasma for Generation of Incoherent and Coherent Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation
2.1.2 Incoherent Emission of Boron Plasma at λ = 6.03 nm
2.1.3 Characterization of Plasma for Efficient HHG
2.1.4 Analysis of Harmonic Cutoffs from Different Plasma Consistencies
2.1.5 Two-Color Pump and Quasi-Phase-Matching Studies
2.2 Calculation of High-Order Harmonic Generation in Laser-Produced Lithium Plasma
2.3 Spectral Modification of Converting Radiation and High-Order Harmonics Through Filamentation in Argon and Propagation in Laser-Produced Plasmas
2.3.1 Experimental Conditions of HHG in LIP Using 806 nm and 1310 nm Pulses
2.3.2 Harmonics Induced by the Pulses Propagated Through Gas Filaments
2.3.3 SPM in LIP
2.3.4 Discussion
2.4 Summary
References
3 High-Order Harmonic Generation in Plasmas Using High-Pulse Repetition Rate Lasers
3.1 Time-Dependent Optimization of Laser-Produced Molecular Plasmas Through High-Order Harmonic Generation
3.2 High-Order Harmonics Generation in the Plasmas Produced on Different Rotating Targets During Ablation Using 1 kHz and 100 kHz Lasers
3.2.1 Experimental Arrangements for Rotating Target
3.2.2 Analysis of Harmonics Stability from the 1 kHz and 100 kHz Plasmas
3.2.3 Two-Color Pump of the Plasmas Produced on the Rotating Targets by 1 and 100 kHz Pulses
3.2.4 Quasi-Phase Matching in the Plasmas Produced on the Rotating Targets
3.2.5 Discussion
3.3 Application of 150 kHz Laser for High-Order Harmonic Generation in Different Plasmas
3.3.1 Scheme and Description of Targets
3.3.2 Harmonic Spectra
3.3.3 Discussion
3.4 Summary
References
4 Applications of Clusters and Quantum Dots for HHG in LIPs
4.1 Low- and High-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of Ag2S Quantum Dot Thin Films
4.1.1 Experimental Arrangements of Ag2S QD Thin Films
4.1.2 Z-Scans and Transient Absorption Measurements of Ag2S QD Films
4.1.3 HHG in the Plasmas Produced on the Ag2S QD Films
4.2 Effective High-Order Harmonic Generation from Metal Sulfide Quantum Dots
4.2.1 Preparation of QD-Containing Targets
4.2.2 Plasma HHG Setup and Characterization of QDs
4.2.3 Harmonic Generation
4.2.4 Discussion
4.3 Summary
References
5 HHG Using Carbon-Contained Nanoparticles
5.1 Role of Carbon Clusters in High-Order Harmonic Generation in Graphite Plasmas Using 800 nm Femtosecond Radiation
5.1.1 Experimental Arrangements
5.1.2 High-Order Harmonic Generation
5.1.3 Discussion
5.2 Efficient High-Order Harmonics Generation Using 1030 nm Laser in Carbon Nanostructures
5.2.1 Calibration of HHG Using Carbon Plasma
5.2.2 HHG in Fullerene and Carbon Nanotube Plasmas
5.2.3 Analysis of Harmonics Generation in Carbon Nanostructures
5.3 Summary
References
6 HHG in Metal Nanoparticles
6.1 Application of Oxide Nanoparticles for HHG
6.1.1 High-Order Nonlinear Optical Studies of ZnO Nanoparticles
6.1.2 Influence of Gadolinium Doping on High-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of ZnO Nanomaterials
6.2 High-Order Harmonic Generation in Au Nanoparticle-Contained Plasmas
6.2.1 Comparison of Harmonic Emission from Different Plasmas Containing Gold Nanoparticles
6.2.2 Role of Different Parameters of Driving and Heating Pulses on the HHG Efficiency in Au NP Containing Plasmas
6.2.3 Numerical Simulations of Au Nanoparticles Formation During Laser Ablation
6.2.4 Discussion
6.3 Summary
References
7 Two-Color Pump of Laser-Induced Plasmas
7.1 Comparative Studies of High-Order Harmonic Generation in Argon Gas and Different Laser-Produced Plasmas Using Single-Color and Two-Color Pumps
7.1.1 Consideration of Different Media for HHG
7.1.2 Comparative Studies of Gas and Plasma Harmonics
7.2 Single-Color and Two-Color Induced High-Harmonic Generation in Lanthanides–Containing Plasmas
7.3 High-Order Harmonic Generation During Different Overlaps of Two-Colored Pulses in Laser-Produced Plasmas and Gases
7.3.1 Analysis of Different Temporal Overlaps of Driving Pulses in Laser-Produced Plasmas and Gases
7.3.2 Resonance-Induced Enhancement of Harmonics During SCP and TCP of Mn, Sb, Cr, and in LIPs
7.3.3 Calculations of Harmonic Spectra Generated in Gases and Plasmas Using SCP and TCP
7.4 Summary
References
8 Resonance-Induced Enhancement of Single Harmonic
8.1 Controlling Single Harmonic Enhancement in Laser-Produced Plasmas
8.1.1 Experimental Arrangements
8.1.2 Featureless and Resonance-Enhanced Harmonic Distributions
8.1.3 Comparison of Plasma and Harmonic Spectra in the LIPs Allowing the Generation of Resonantly Enhanced Harmonics
8.1.4 Analysis of Experiments
8.2 High-Order Harmonics Generation in Atomic and Molecular Zinc Plasmas
8.2.1 Introduction
8.2.2 Materials and Methods
8.2.3 Results
8.2.4 Discussion
8.3 Summary
References
9 Quasi-Phase-Matching in Laser-Induced Plasmas
9.1 Basics of the Quasi-Phase-Matching in Laser-Induced Plasmas
9.1.1 Introduction
9.1.2 Experimental Arrangements
9.1.3 Enhancement of the Groups of Harmonics
9.2 Application of Quasi-Phase-Matching Concept for Enhancement of High-Order Harmonics of Ultrashort Laser Pulses in Plasmas
9.2.1 Experimental Arrangements
9.2.2 QPM in LIPs: Experiment
9.2.3 Theory
9.2.4 Discussion
9.3 High-Order Harmonics Generation Under Quasi-Phase-Matched Conditions in Silver, Boron, and Silver Sulfide Plasmas of Different Configurations
9.3.1 QPM in Nanoparticle Plasmas
9.3.2 Discussion
9.4 Summary
References
Summary
Subject Index