Chirp rates of harmonics driven by few-cycle laser pulses

Mitsuko Murakami, Louisiana State University
Johan Mauritsson, Louisiana State University
Mette B. Gaarde, Louisiana State University

Abstract

Via numerical solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation, we show that the adiabatic prediction for the frequency chirp rates of cutoff harmonics is very accurate even for driving pulses as short as three optical cycles. © 2005 OSA/FIO 2005.