Dynamical symmetries in laser harmonic generation via a cubic nonlinearity
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| author | Trines, Raoul Schmitz, Holger King, Martin McKenna, Paul Bingham, Robert |
| author_facet | Trines, Raoul Schmitz, Holger King, Martin McKenna, Paul Bingham, Robert |
| contents | In our earlier work on harmonic generation with complex light [Nature Communications 15, 6878 (2024)], we demonstrated how the harmonic spectrum of a complex laser beam in a nonlinear medium can be obtained through the judicious application of the ``beat wave'' concept. In this paper, we show how the same results can be obtained via the full set of symmetries of the initial laser-target configuration, and how this can be reconciled with the ``beat wave'' approach. We also highlight the connections between our work and existing theory for diffraction of EM waves from crystals: Laue equations, Mathieu equation, and theorems by Noether, Floquet and Bloch. The specific nature of our approach to harmonic spectra allows these connections to be revealed. We illustrate this with numerous examples taken from existing literature to show the wide applicability of our approach. |
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| spellingShingle | Dynamical symmetries in laser harmonic generation via a cubic nonlinearity Trines, Raoul Schmitz, Holger King, Martin McKenna, Paul Bingham, Robert Optics In our earlier work on harmonic generation with complex light [Nature Communications 15, 6878 (2024)], we demonstrated how the harmonic spectrum of a complex laser beam in a nonlinear medium can be obtained through the judicious application of the ``beat wave'' concept. In this paper, we show how the same results can be obtained via the full set of symmetries of the initial laser-target configuration, and how this can be reconciled with the ``beat wave'' approach. We also highlight the connections between our work and existing theory for diffraction of EM waves from crystals: Laue equations, Mathieu equation, and theorems by Noether, Floquet and Bloch. The specific nature of our approach to harmonic spectra allows these connections to be revealed. We illustrate this with numerous examples taken from existing literature to show the wide applicability of our approach. |
| title | Dynamical symmetries in laser harmonic generation via a cubic nonlinearity |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.08635 |