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Adaptive pulse shaping. Femtosecond pulse shaping. Evolutionary algorithm. Applications of adaptive pulse shaping. high harmonic generation. Objective: Control HHG. (I.). atoms/molecules/ clusters/droplets. shaped. (II.). atoms. soft x-ray detector. fs-laser pulse. Three-step model.
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Objective: Control HHG (I.) atoms/molecules/ clusters/droplets shaped (II.) atoms soft x-ray detector fs-laser pulse
Three-step model P. Corkum, Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 1994 (1993)
Harmonic generation geometry Atomic/ molecular jet XUV- detector fs-laser pulse capillary A. Rundquist et al. Science 280, 1412 (1998)
Harmonic enhancement fitness: ~ ~ green2 red fittest pulse shape average fitness unshaped pulse / reference signal 25 23 27 27 25 23 efficiency: 106 photons/pulse in a single harmonic!
Phase-matching experiment vacuum propagation material dispersion plasma dispersion waveguide dispersion A. Rundquist et al. Science 280, 1412 (1998) wavelength [nm] simulation
High-harmonic generation Atomic/ molecular jet XUV- detector shaped fs-laser pulse capillary A. Rundquist et al. Science 280, 1412 (1998)
generation geometry jet vs. capillary B A B B A B Fitness: F = A / B control not only governed by the single atom response
Summary Selective Enhancement Comprehensive Control Control beyond theatomic dipole phase Attosecond Quantum Control