Enhancement of high harmonic generation in liquid water by resonant excitation in the mid-infrared

We study high harmonic generation (HHG) in the visible spectral range generated in a flat liquid jet of H _2 O, excited by intense mid-infrared (MIR) radiation around 3 μm, which is nearly resonant with the OH vibrational modes. By introducing a weak excitation pulse prior to the intense MIR driver...

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Main Authors: Tianqi Yang, Takayuki Kurihara, Yangyang Hua, Tomoya Mizuno, Teruto Kanai, Satoshi Ashihara, Yoshihisa Harada, Jiro Itatani
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Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/ad98e2
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author Tianqi Yang
Takayuki Kurihara
Yangyang Hua
Tomoya Mizuno
Teruto Kanai
Satoshi Ashihara
Yoshihisa Harada
Jiro Itatani
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Jiro Itatani
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description We study high harmonic generation (HHG) in the visible spectral range generated in a flat liquid jet of H _2 O, excited by intense mid-infrared (MIR) radiation around 3 μm, which is nearly resonant with the OH vibrational modes. By introducing a weak excitation pulse prior to the intense MIR driver pulse for HHG, we observed an enhancement of the 5th, 7th, and 9th harmonics occurring approximately 2 ps after excitation and persisting for more than 120 ps, which is completely absent in the case of non-resonant D _2 O. These results suggest that the enhancement is caused by ultrafast heating through vibrational excitation.
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spelling doaj-art-47baddcb083c4fe994f1582d370bf9c22025-08-20T02:40:02ZengIOP PublishingApplied Physics Express1882-07862024-01-01171212200610.35848/1882-0786/ad98e2Enhancement of high harmonic generation in liquid water by resonant excitation in the mid-infraredTianqi Yang0Takayuki Kurihara1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6903-002XYangyang Hua2https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1633-5209Tomoya Mizuno3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6847-8412Teruto Kanai4Satoshi Ashihara5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6697-2513Yoshihisa Harada6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4590-9109Jiro Itatani7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4023-7489The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo , 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8582, JapanThe Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo , 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8582, JapanThe Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo , 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8582, JapanThe Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo , 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8582, JapanThe Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo , 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8582, JapanInstitute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo , 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, JapanThe Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo , 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8582, JapanThe Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo , 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8582, JapanWe study high harmonic generation (HHG) in the visible spectral range generated in a flat liquid jet of H _2 O, excited by intense mid-infrared (MIR) radiation around 3 μm, which is nearly resonant with the OH vibrational modes. By introducing a weak excitation pulse prior to the intense MIR driver pulse for HHG, we observed an enhancement of the 5th, 7th, and 9th harmonics occurring approximately 2 ps after excitation and persisting for more than 120 ps, which is completely absent in the case of non-resonant D _2 O. These results suggest that the enhancement is caused by ultrafast heating through vibrational excitation.https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/ad98e2high harmonic generationattosecond sciencestrong-field phenomenanonlinear optics
spellingShingle Tianqi Yang
Takayuki Kurihara
Yangyang Hua
Tomoya Mizuno
Teruto Kanai
Satoshi Ashihara
Yoshihisa Harada
Jiro Itatani
Enhancement of high harmonic generation in liquid water by resonant excitation in the mid-infrared
Applied Physics Express
high harmonic generation
attosecond science
strong-field phenomena
nonlinear optics
title Enhancement of high harmonic generation in liquid water by resonant excitation in the mid-infrared
title_full Enhancement of high harmonic generation in liquid water by resonant excitation in the mid-infrared
title_fullStr Enhancement of high harmonic generation in liquid water by resonant excitation in the mid-infrared
title_full_unstemmed Enhancement of high harmonic generation in liquid water by resonant excitation in the mid-infrared
title_short Enhancement of high harmonic generation in liquid water by resonant excitation in the mid-infrared
title_sort enhancement of high harmonic generation in liquid water by resonant excitation in the mid infrared
topic high harmonic generation
attosecond science
strong-field phenomena
nonlinear optics
url https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/ad98e2
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