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Nat Commun ; 12(1): 4981, 2021 Aug 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34404794

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High-harmonic generation is a cornerstone of nonlinear optics. It has been demonstrated in dielectrics, semiconductors, semi-metals, plasmas, and gases, but, until now, not in metals. Here we report high harmonics of 800-nm-wavelength light irradiating metallic titanium nitride film. Titanium nitride is a refractory metal known for its high melting temperature and large laser damage threshold. We show that it can withstand few-cycle light pulses with peak intensities as high as 13 TW/cm2, enabling high-harmonics generation up to photon energies of 11 eV. We measure the emitted vacuum ultraviolet radiation as a function of the crystal orientation with respect to the laser polarization and show that it is consistent with the anisotropic conduction band structure of titanium nitride. The generation of high harmonics from metals opens a link between solid and plasma harmonics. In addition, titanium nitride is a promising material for refractory plasmonic devices and could enable compact vacuum ultraviolet frequency combs.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 102(8): 083001, 2009 Feb 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19257734

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From the pulse length dependence of the absorption of intense ultrashort laser pulses focused inside fused silica, we reveal the role field-assisted collisional ionization plays in the multiphoton ionization process. This constitutes a cold avalanche ionization mechanism that persists at pulse lengths considered too short for a traditional avalanche.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 101(24): 243001, 2008 Dec 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19113617

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Using different crystalline dielectrics and intense femtosecond laser pulses, we show that nonlinear absorption depends on sample orientation. This arises primarily because of the direction dependence of the effective mass of the electron. The multiphoton nature of the interaction creates a local probe that can be used anywhere in the material. We show that the structure of crystal quartz is not changed by repeated illumination of the focal region with 45 fs pulses.

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Phys Rev Lett ; 97(25): 253001, 2006 Dec 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17280346

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We demonstrate a shot-to-shot reduction in the threshold laser intensity for ionization of bulk glasses illuminated by intense femtosecond pulses. For SiO2 the threshold change serves as positive feedback reenforcing the process that produced it. This constitutes a memory in nonlinear ionization of the material. The threshold change saturates with the number of pulses incident at a given spot. Irrespective of the pulse energy, the magnitude of the saturated threshold change is constant (approximately 20%). However, the number of shots required to reach saturation does depend on the pulse energy. Recognition of a memory in ionization is vital to understand multishot optical or electrical breakdown phenomena in dielectrics.

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