Highly multimodal structure of high topological charge extreme ultraviolet vortex beams

Abstract

Optical beams carrying orbital angular momentum are a very active field of research for their prospective applications, especially at short wavelengths. We consider here such beams produced through high-harmonic generation (HHG) in a rare gas and analyze the characterization of their high-charge vortex structure by an extreme ultraviolet Hartmann wavefront sensor. We show that such HHG beams are generally composed of a set of numerous vortex modes. The sensitivity of the intensity and phase of the HHG beam to the infrared laser aberrations is investigated using a deformable mirror.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 24, 2020
Source ID
10.1364/ol.397206

Entities

People

  • Alok Kumar Pandey
  • B. Lucas
  • D. Ros
  • E. Baynard
  • Eric G. Johnson
  • F. Harms
  • F. Sanson
  • G. Dovillaire
  • I. Papagiannouli
  • J. Demailly
  • M. Pittman
  • M. Richardson
  • O. Guilbaud
  • O. Neveu
  • Ph. Balcou
  • S. Kazamias
  • Wenzhe Li

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Paris-Saclay University
  • Regional Council of Île-de-France

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space