• DocumentCode
    3008925
  • Title

    Multiphoton ionization in dielectrics: Competition of circular and linear polarization

  • Author

    Temnov, Vasily V. ; Sokolowski-Tinten, K. ; Zhou, P. ; El-Khamhawy, A. ; von der Linde, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Dortmund, Dortmund
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Ultrafast time-resolved interferometry was used to investigate the six-photon ionization in dielectrics irradiated by linearly and circularly polarized femtosecond laser pulses. The theoretically predicted dominance of linear polarization in high-order multiphoton ionization is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    dielectric materials; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; light interferometry; light polarisation; multiphoton processes; photoionisation; circularly polarized femtosecond laser pulses; dielectrics irradiation; linear polarization; multiphoton ionization; ultrafast time-resolved interferometry; Delay; Dielectrics; Free electron lasers; Ionization; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Polarization; Probes; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452822
  • Filename
    4452822