Title :
Coherent attosecond beams carrying orbital angular momentum
Author :
Hernandez-Garcia, C. ; Picon, Antonio ; San Roman, Julio ; Plaja, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We present a theoretical study of high-order harmonic generation and propagation driven by an infrared field carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM). We show that extreme-ultraviolet high-OAM vortices with helical attosecond pulse structure are generated.
Keywords :
infrared spectra; laser beams; light coherence; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse generation; optical vortices; ultraviolet spectra; coherent attosecond beams; extreme-ultraviolet high-OAM vortices; helical attosecond pulse structure generation; high-order harmonic generation; infrared field; orbital angular momentum; Frequency conversion; Harmonic analysis; Laser beams; Optical vortices; Trajectory; Ultraviolet sources; X-rays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
