Ellipticity dependence of high-harmonic generation in solids originating from coupled intraband and interband dynamics

Nicolas Tancogne-Dejean (), Oliver D. Mücke, Franz X. Kärtner and Angel Rubio ()
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Nicolas Tancogne-Dejean: Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter
Oliver D. Mücke: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Franz X. Kärtner: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Angel Rubio: Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract The strong ellipticity dependence of high-harmonic generation (HHG) in gases enables numerous experimental techniques that are nowadays routinely used, for instance, to create isolated attosecond pulses. Extending such techniques to solids requires a fundamental understanding of the microscopic mechanism of HHG. Here we use first-principles simulations within a time-dependent density-functional framework and show how intraband and interband mechanisms are strongly and differently affected by the ellipticity of the driving laser field. The complex interplay between intraband and interband effects can be used to tune and improve harmonic emission in solids. In particular, we show that the high-harmonic plateau can be extended by as much as 30% using a finite ellipticity of the driving field. We furthermore demonstrate the possibility to generate, from single circularly polarized drivers, circularly polarized harmonics. Our work shows that ellipticity provides an additional knob to experimentally optimize HHG in solids.

Date: 2017
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