Orientation-dependent high harmonic generation in ZnO
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| author | Apostolova, Tzveta Kiss, Balint Rajak, Deborata Pirisi, Katalin Shrestha, Rajaram Abrok, Levente Obreshkov, Boyan Kieffer, Jean Claude Velkov, Dimitar |
| author_facet | Apostolova, Tzveta Kiss, Balint Rajak, Deborata Pirisi, Katalin Shrestha, Rajaram Abrok, Levente Obreshkov, Boyan Kieffer, Jean Claude Velkov, Dimitar |
| contents | We theoretically and experimentally investigate orientation-dependent high-harmonic generation (HHG) in zinc oxide subjected to intense femtosecond mid-infrared (MIR) laser pulses. In agreement with past measurements from literature, we observe non-perturbative harmonic spectra with harmonics extending beyond the material band gap. The spectra depend sensitively on the orientation of the crystal with respect to the laser polarization direction. To benchmark the measurements, we performed detailed theoretical calculation of the orientation-dependent harmonic yields. The theory predicts a three-fold angular modulation of the intensity of odd-order harmonics in the (0001)-plane, which can be deduced from the symmetry of the hexagonal lattice alone, in contrast a four-fold symmetry is observed in the experiment. The theory points out the essential role of the anisotropy of the multiple band structure affecting the dynamics of electron-hole pair excitation and solid-state HHG. |
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| spellingShingle | Orientation-dependent high harmonic generation in ZnO Apostolova, Tzveta Kiss, Balint Rajak, Deborata Pirisi, Katalin Shrestha, Rajaram Abrok, Levente Obreshkov, Boyan Kieffer, Jean Claude Velkov, Dimitar Optics We theoretically and experimentally investigate orientation-dependent high-harmonic generation (HHG) in zinc oxide subjected to intense femtosecond mid-infrared (MIR) laser pulses. In agreement with past measurements from literature, we observe non-perturbative harmonic spectra with harmonics extending beyond the material band gap. The spectra depend sensitively on the orientation of the crystal with respect to the laser polarization direction. To benchmark the measurements, we performed detailed theoretical calculation of the orientation-dependent harmonic yields. The theory predicts a three-fold angular modulation of the intensity of odd-order harmonics in the (0001)-plane, which can be deduced from the symmetry of the hexagonal lattice alone, in contrast a four-fold symmetry is observed in the experiment. The theory points out the essential role of the anisotropy of the multiple band structure affecting the dynamics of electron-hole pair excitation and solid-state HHG. |
| title | Orientation-dependent high harmonic generation in ZnO |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.15370 |