Application of the Green function formalism to the interplay between avalanche and multiphoton ionization induced by optical pulses

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Main Authors: Alberucci, Alessandro, Jisha, Chandroth P., Nolte, Stefan
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Published: 2023
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author Alberucci, Alessandro
Jisha, Chandroth P.
Nolte, Stefan
author_facet Alberucci, Alessandro
Jisha, Chandroth P.
Nolte, Stefan
contents A fundamental brick of light-matter interaction at large optical intensities is the generation of a plasma. The optically-induced plasma in turn plays a fundamental role in determining the optical propagation. The plasma generation is a result of the interplay between multi-photon, tunnel and avalanche ionization. Here we use the basic rate equations to discuss an analytical model for the interaction between these physical effects. After defining a nonlinear impulse response for the system, we describe how the interplay depends on the features of the optical pulses. Our approach strongly simplifies the modelling of the propagation of ultrashort-pulses, paving the way to a much easier and faster interpretation of experimental observations, with potential impact on the broad fields of ultrafast light-matter interaction and laser micro-machining.
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spellingShingle Application of the Green function formalism to the interplay between avalanche and multiphoton ionization induced by optical pulses
Alberucci, Alessandro
Jisha, Chandroth P.
Nolte, Stefan
Optics
A fundamental brick of light-matter interaction at large optical intensities is the generation of a plasma. The optically-induced plasma in turn plays a fundamental role in determining the optical propagation. The plasma generation is a result of the interplay between multi-photon, tunnel and avalanche ionization. Here we use the basic rate equations to discuss an analytical model for the interaction between these physical effects. After defining a nonlinear impulse response for the system, we describe how the interplay depends on the features of the optical pulses. Our approach strongly simplifies the modelling of the propagation of ultrashort-pulses, paving the way to a much easier and faster interpretation of experimental observations, with potential impact on the broad fields of ultrafast light-matter interaction and laser micro-machining.
title Application of the Green function formalism to the interplay between avalanche and multiphoton ionization induced by optical pulses
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.16085