Strong field ionization in a multi-color field

T. Balciunas; A. J. Verhoef; S. Haessler; A. V. Mitrofanov; G. Fan; E. E. Serebryannikov; M. Y. Ivanov; A. M. Zheltikov; A. Baltuska

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-37623-8_7

Strong field ionization in a multi-color field

T. Balciunas
, A. J. Verhoef
, S. Haessler
, A. V. Mitrofanov
, G. Fan
, E. E. Serebryannikov
, M. Y. Ivanov
, A. M. Zheltikov
, A. Baltuska

Vienna University of Technology
Moscow State University
Imperial College London
Texas A&M University

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Abstract

We describe several implementations of multi-color shaping of the optical cycles of intense laser pulses, which allow direct control of strong-field dynamics and have important implications for many of their applications. After reviewing a purely optical detection method for attosecond tunneling ionization bursts in gases and transparent solids, we experimentally demonstrate the steering of the induced tunneling electron current via the optical cycle shape of the driving laser pulses. We describe two examples: the control of the electron emission direction in above-threshold ionization, and a new scheme for the efficient generation of tunable THz radiation. Finally, we also describe an application of shaped optical cycles to the generation of ultrafast XUV pulses and present first results on steering of the returning electron trajectories in HHG.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Attosecond Physics
Subtitle of host publication	Attosecond Measurements and Control of Physical Systems
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	101-119
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Print)	9783642376221
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37623-8_7
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2013
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Springer Series in Optical Sciences
Volume	177
ISSN (Print)	0342-4111
ISSN (Electronic)	1556-1534

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Balciunas, T., Verhoef, A. J., Haessler, S., Mitrofanov, A. V., Fan, G., Serebryannikov, E. E., Ivanov, M. Y., Zheltikov, A. M., & Baltuska, A. (2013). Strong field ionization in a multi-color field. In Attosecond Physics: Attosecond Measurements and Control of Physical Systems (pp. 101-119). (Springer Series in Optical Sciences; Vol. 177). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37623-8_7

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