NONLINEAR OPTICS High harmonics with a twist

被引：21

作者：

Patchkovskii, Serguei ^{[1
]}

Spanner, Michael ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Res Council Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada

来源：

NATURE PHYSICS | 2012年 / 8卷 / 10期

关键词：

GENERATION; BEAMS; MEDIA;

D O I：

10.1038/nphys2415

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Optical vortices usually break up when they propagate through nonlinear media. Now, however, experiments show the helical structure of an infrared beam can survive a high-harmonic-generation process. This could lead to a table-top source of attosecond helical light pulses.

引用

页码：707 / 708

页数：2

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