High-order harmonic generation with controllable temporal coherence generated from a coherently excited medium

Itai Hadas*, Liran Hareli, Alon Bahabad

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Abstract

High harmonic generation has been considered for many years to be a coherent source of upconverted laser radiation. We propose a method for the generation of essentially incoherent high harmonic generation with a controlled degree of temporal coherence, obeying random-walk statistics. This is achieved by a unique combination of single-atom and macroscopic effects involving preparation of the medium in an excited state with coordinate-dependent population inversion and using an intense off-resonant and phase-mismatched pumping.

Original languageEnglish
Article number053425
JournalPhysical Review A
Volume98
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Nov 2018

Funding

FundersFunder number
Israeli Science Foundation1233/13
Wolfson foundation's High Field Physics and Attosecond Science

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