Title :
High-order harmonic generation from fullerene plasma
Author :
Ozaki, T. ; Ganeev, R.A. ; Bom, L. B Elouga ; Abdul-Hadi, J. ; Bhardwaj, V.R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci.-Centre Energie, Mater. et Telecommun., Varennes, QC
Abstract :
We demonstrate high-order harmonic generation from C60 fullerenes pumped by intense Ti:sapphire laser. We observe a 25 times increase in the harmonic yield compared with bulk carbon, near the 22 eV giant resonance of C60.
Keywords :
fullerenes; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; plasma light propagation; Al2O3:Ti; C60; C60 fullerenes; fullerene plasma; high-order harmonic generation; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Plasmas; Powders; Pump lasers; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688896