Generating intense attosecond pulses and vectorizing polarization states from laser-plasma interactions
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| author | Geng, Panfei Wu, Yipeng Fan, Zhixin Chen, Min Yi, Longqing Yuan, Xiaohui Sheng, Zhengming Mori, Warren B. Joshi, Chan Zhang, Jie |
| author_facet | Geng, Panfei Wu, Yipeng Fan, Zhixin Chen, Min Yi, Longqing Yuan, Xiaohui Sheng, Zhengming Mori, Warren B. Joshi, Chan Zhang, Jie |
| contents | Vector beams with spatially structured polarization and intertwined spin-orbital angular momentum (SAM-OAM) provide powerful degrees of freedom for tailoring light-matter interactions. While such structured beams are well established in the visible and infrared regimes, extending them to the extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) and soft X-ray (SXR) domains at relativistic intensities remains a major challenge. Here, we investigate the generation of higher-order harmonic vector beams driven by relativistic laser-plasma interactions. Combining theoretical analysis with three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations, we elucidate the underlying physical mechanisms governing the transfer and conversion of polarization and orbital angular momentum during harmonic generation. We demonstrate that both the polarization topology and OAM of the emitted harmonics can be deterministically controlled by the topological charges of the driving field. Owing to the intrinsic properties of vector beams, either few-cycle driving pulses or vector polarization gating applied to multi-cycle pulses enable the production of intense isolated attosecond pulses featuring spiral wavefronts and spatially tailored polarization states. These results establish a pathway toward high-intensity structured light sources in the EUV and SXR regimes and open new opportunities for ultrafast and strong-field light-matter interaction studies with engineered angular momentum. |
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| spellingShingle | Generating intense attosecond pulses and vectorizing polarization states from laser-plasma interactions Geng, Panfei Wu, Yipeng Fan, Zhixin Chen, Min Yi, Longqing Yuan, Xiaohui Sheng, Zhengming Mori, Warren B. Joshi, Chan Zhang, Jie Plasma Physics Optics Vector beams with spatially structured polarization and intertwined spin-orbital angular momentum (SAM-OAM) provide powerful degrees of freedom for tailoring light-matter interactions. While such structured beams are well established in the visible and infrared regimes, extending them to the extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) and soft X-ray (SXR) domains at relativistic intensities remains a major challenge. Here, we investigate the generation of higher-order harmonic vector beams driven by relativistic laser-plasma interactions. Combining theoretical analysis with three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations, we elucidate the underlying physical mechanisms governing the transfer and conversion of polarization and orbital angular momentum during harmonic generation. We demonstrate that both the polarization topology and OAM of the emitted harmonics can be deterministically controlled by the topological charges of the driving field. Owing to the intrinsic properties of vector beams, either few-cycle driving pulses or vector polarization gating applied to multi-cycle pulses enable the production of intense isolated attosecond pulses featuring spiral wavefronts and spatially tailored polarization states. These results establish a pathway toward high-intensity structured light sources in the EUV and SXR regimes and open new opportunities for ultrafast and strong-field light-matter interaction studies with engineered angular momentum. |
| title | Generating intense attosecond pulses and vectorizing polarization states from laser-plasma interactions |
| topic | Plasma Physics Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.00622 |