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Spatial mode control of high-order harmonics

Mercer, I ; Mevel, E ; Zerne, R ; L'Huillier, Anne LU orcid ; Antoine, P and Wahlström, Claes-Göran LU (1996) In Physical Review Letters 77(9). p.1731-1734
Abstract
We demonstrate that the spatial mode of high-order harmonics can be continuously controlled. The control is achieved by spatially modulating the degree of elliptical polarization of the fundamental field using birefringent optics. A highly sensitive relationship between the efficiency of harmonic generation and the degree of laser elliptical polarization leads to atoms emitting harmonics mainly in regions of linear polarization. The harmonics are emitted as annular beams whose angles of divergence can be continuously varied.
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.1731
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  author       = {{Mercer, I and Mevel, E and Zerne, R and L'Huillier, Anne and Antoine, P and Wahlström, Claes-Göran}},
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  publisher    = {{American Physical Society}},
  series       = {{Physical Review Letters}},
  title        = {{Spatial mode control of high-order harmonics}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5170580/2297460.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.1731}},
  volume       = {{77}},
  year         = {{1996}},
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