Wannier-Bloch Approach to Localization in High-Harmonics Generation in Solids

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Authors

Edyta N. Osika · Institute of Photonic Sciences

Alexis Chacón · Institute of Photonic Sciences

Lisa Ortmann · Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems

Noslen Suárez · Institute of Photonic Sciences

J. A. Pérez-Hernández · Spanish Center for Pulsed Lasers

B. Szafran · AGH University of Krakow

Marcelo F. Ciappina

Abstract

High harmonic generation can produce attosecond-long pulses of light, which are a useful probe of physical processes that require extremely high time resolution. A new mathematical analysis shows how electron delocalization contributes to this emission in a solid.

Topics & Keywords

Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Physical Review X

Volume 7, Issue 2

DOI: 10.1103/physrevx.7.021017

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 8.79