Principal frequency of an ultrashort laser pulse

Multiphoton Ionization of Atoms by an Ultrashort Laser Pulse

Closed analytical expressions for the probability of multiphoton ionization of atoms and ions by a time-varying electric field %(t) are obtained by the imaginary time method. These expressions apply for arbitrary values of the Keldysh parameter γ. The dependence of the ionization probability and the photoelectron momentum spectrum on the shape of an ultrashort laser pulse is considered. © 2001 ...

Electron Acceleration Using an Ultrashort Ultraintense Laser Pulse

Ultrashort-pulse laser with an intracavity phase shaping element.

A novel ultrashort-pulse laser cavity configuration that incorporates an intracavity deformable mirror as a phase control element is reported. A user-defined spectral phase relation of 0.7 radians relative shift could be produced at around 1035 nm. Phase shaping as well as pulse duration optimization was achieved via a computer-controlled feedback loop.

Electron in the Ultrashort Laser Pulse

After the clasical approach to acceleration of a charged particle by δ-form impulsive force, we consider the corresponding quantum theory based on the Volkov solution of the Dirac equation. We determine the modified Compton formula for frequency of photons generated by the scattering of the δ-form laser pulse on the electron in a rest.

Hawking radiation from ultrashort laser pulse filaments.

Event horizons of astrophysical black holes and gravitational analogues have been predicted to excite the quantum vacuum and give rise to the emission of quanta, known as Hawking radiation. We experimentally create such a gravitational analogue using ultrashort laser pulse filaments and our measurements demonstrate a spontaneous emission of photons that confirms theoretical predictions.