All-optical sampling of few-cycle infrared pulses using tunneling in a solid

Liu, Yangyang; Gholam-Mirzaei, Shima; Beetar, John E.; Nesper, Jonathan; Yousif, Ahmed; Nrisimhamurty, M.; Chini, Michael

doi:10.1364/prj.420916

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“…The left column in Fig. 2 shows the resulting pulse in CASCADE, which is carefully characterized by tunneling ionization with a perturbation for the time-domain observation of an electric field (TIPTOE) (25)(26)(27), because this is one of the most straightforward and unambiguous ways to examine the electric field waveform of a light field with subfemtosecond temporal resolution (for more details about the TIPTOE, see Materials and Methods and section S2). The right column in Fig.…”

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Nonlinear compression toward high-energy single-cycle pulses by cascaded focus and compression

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The advancement of contemporary ultrafast science requires reliable sources to provide high-energy few-cycle light pulses. Through experiments and simulations, we demonstrate an arrangement of pulse postcompression, referred to as cascaded focus and compression (CASCADE), for generating millijoule-level, single-cycle pulses in a compact fashion. CASCADE is realized by a series of foci in matter, whereas pulse compression is provided immediately after each focus to maintain a high efficiency of spectral broadening. By implementing four stages of CASCADE in argon cells, we achieve 50-fold compression of millijoule-level pulses at 1030 nanometers from 157 to 3.1 femtoseconds, with an output pulse energy of 0.98 millijoules and a transmission efficiency of 73%. When driving high harmonic generation, these single-cycle pulses enable the creation of a carrier-envelope phase-dependent extreme ultraviolet continuum with energies extending up to 180 electron volts, providing isolated attosecond pulses at the output.

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Nonlinear compression toward high-energy single-cycle pulses by cascaded focus and compression

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“…The ionization yield can be measured in different gaseous targets 15 or from nanostructures 27 . Also, the intensity of fluorescence emission from gas 18 or solid 28 can also be measured instead of the amount of the ionization yield. If the nonlinear coefficient is correctly set in these experiments, the reconstruction process can be generally applied.…”

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Reconstruction algorithm for tunneling ionization with a perturbation for the time-domain observation of an electric-field

Cho

Shin

Kim

2021

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We present a reconstruction algorithm developed for the temporal characterization method called tunneling ionization with a perturbation for the time-domain observation of an electric field (TIPTOE). The reconstruction algorithm considers the high-order contribution of an additional laser pulse to ionization, enabling the use of an intense additional laser pulse. Therefore, the signal-to-noise ratio of the TIPTOE measurement is improved by at least one order of magnitude compared to the first-order approximation. In addition, the high-order contribution provides additional information regarding the pulse envelope. The reconstruction algorithm was tested with ionization yields obtained by solving the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. The optimal conditions for accurate reconstruction were analyzed. The reconstruction algorithm was also tested using experimental data obtained using few-cycle laser pulses. The reconstructed pulses obtained under different dispersion conditions exhibited good consistency. These results confirm the validity and accuracy of the reconstruction process.

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“…29,31−36 Moreover, an on-chip light field sampling optoelectronics was established based on inducing photoemission current from resonant nanoantennas. 34,37,38 In addition, light-based electronics using ultrafast terahertz waveform has been demonstrated 39,40 extending this capability to new spectral ranges.…”

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“…Moreover, a few-cycle (carrier-envelope phase (CEP)-controlled) laser pulse has been used to induce and control light-induced current in dielectric and nanocircuit. , The photoinduced current is generated due to the injection of electrons from the valence band to the conduction band of the material and enables a switching with a few femtoseconds speed based on controlling the CEP of the pump pulse. , This approach has been used to develop ultrafast light wave-based electronics ,, utilized for sampling the light field of ultrafast laser pulses by tracing the detected current in real time. ,− Moreover, an on-chip light field sampling optoelectronics was established based on inducing photoemission current from resonant nanoantennas. ,, In addition, light-based electronics using ultrafast terahertz waveform has been demonstrated , extending this capability to new spectral ranges.…”

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Lightwave Electronics: Attosecond Optical Switching

Hassan

2024

ACS Photonics

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The current revolution in information technology is built on the development of semiconductor transistors and electronics over several decades. However, these electronics reached their advancement saturation limit in speed and size. Meanwhile, modern information and communication technology demands higher-speed electronics and faster communications. Hence, the scientific community has started to search for a replacement technology. Recently, the accelerated advancement in ultrafast laser science and technology, including the generation of ultrashort synthesized pulses, has opened the door to the development of ultrafast optoelectronics. For instance, the synthesized field of subcycle pulses allowed demonstrating all-optical switching with attosecond (10 −18 of a second) speed, promising to establish optical transistors with petahertz speed a billion times faster than that of the typical semiconductor transistors. Moreover, controlling the time interval of the switching signals by synthesizing the light field with the attosecond resolution enables digital binary data encoding on ultrafast laser pulses. This advancement would allow transferring data on laser beams for long distances with an enhanced speed of 1 petahertz/s. Here, we present the recent progress and the future of ultrafast optics electronics, their applications in life, and their remarkable potential impact on future technology.

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All-optical sampling of few-cycle infrared pulses using tunneling in a solid

Cited by 31 publications

References 24 publications

Nonlinear compression toward high-energy single-cycle pulses by cascaded focus and compression

Nonlinear compression toward high-energy single-cycle pulses by cascaded focus and compression

Reconstruction algorithm for tunneling ionization with a perturbation for the time-domain observation of an electric-field

Lightwave Electronics: Attosecond Optical Switching

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