Role of Bloch oscillation in high-order harmonic generation from periodic structure

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/ab47f7

Abstract The high-order harmonic generation from a model solid structure driven by an intense laser pulse is investigated using the semiconductor Bloch equations (SBEs). The main features of harmonic spectrum from SBEs agree well with the result of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation (TDSE), and the cut-off energy can be precisely estimated by the recollision model. With increasing the field strength, the harmonic spectrum shows an extra plateau. Based on the temporal population of electron and the time-frequency analysis, the harmonics in the extra plateau are generated by the Bloch oscillation. Due to the ultrafast time response of the Bloch electron, the generated harmonics provide a potential source of shorter isolated attosecond pulse.

Keywords: high-order harmonic generation attosecond pulse semiconductor Bloch equations time-dependent Schrö dinger equation

Received: 30 July 2019
Revised: 23 September 2019
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PACS:	42.65.Ky	(Frequency conversion; harmonic generation, including higher-order harmonic generation)
	32.80.Rm	(Multiphoton ionization and excitation to highly excited states)
	42.65.Re	(Ultrafast processes; optical pulse generation and pulse compression)

Fund: Project supported by the NSAF, China (Grant No. U1730449) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11904341, 11774322, 91850201, and 11874066).

Corresponding Authors: Zeng-Xiu Zhao
E-mail: zhaozengxiu@nudt.edu.cn

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Lu Liu(刘璐), Jing Zhao(赵晶), Jian-Min Yuan(袁建民), Zeng-Xiu Zhao(赵增秀) Role of Bloch oscillation in high-order harmonic generation from periodic structure 2019 Chin. Phys. B 28 114205

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