Modulation of High-Order Harmonic Generation from a Monolayer ZnO by Co-rotating Two-Color Circularly Polarized Laser Fields

By numerically solving the two-dimensional semiconductor Bloch equation,we study the high-order harmonic emission of a monolayer ZnO under the driving of co-rotating two-color circularly polarized laser pulses.By changing the relative phase between the fundamental frequency field and the second one,it is found that the harmonic intensity in the platform region can be significantly modulated.In the higher order,the harmonic intensity can be increased by about one order of magnitude.Through time-frequency analysis,it is demonstrated that the emission trajectory of monolayer ZnO can be controlled by the relative phase,and the harmonic enhancement is caused by the second quantum trajectory with the higher emission probability.In addition,near-circularly polarized harmonics can be generated in the co-rotating two-color circularly polarized fields.With the change of the relative phase,the harmonics in the platform region can be altered from left-handed near-circularly polarization to right-handed one.Our results can obtain high-intensity harmonic radiation with an adjustable ellipticity,which provides an opportunity for syntheses of circularly polarized attosecond pulses.

Tunable spectral shift of high-order harmonic generation in atoms using a sinusoidally phase-modulated pulse

High-order harmonic generation(HHG)from an atom illuminated by a sinusoidally phase-modulated pulse is investigated by solving the time-dependent Schrödinger equation.The spectral shift that occurs in atomic HHG can be achieved easily using our laser pulse.It is shown that the photon energy of the generated harmonics is controllable within the range of 1 eV.The shift of the frequency peak position is rooted in the asymmetry of the rising and falling parts of the laser pulse.We also show that by varying the phase parameters in the frequency domain of the laser one can adjust and control the shift in atomic harmonic spectra.

Generation of Isolated Attosecond Pulses by the Harmonic Spectrum of MgO under a Three-Color Laser Pulse

This study examines the high-order harmonic radiation behavior of MgO crystals driven by combined pulses based on the numerical solution of the semiconductor Bloch equation.We found that compared with the monochromatic pulse,the MgO crystal can radiate a continuous harmonic spectrum with two platforms driven by the three-color combined pulse.The reason is that under the three-color combined pulse,the electron ionization and recombination can be effectively controlled within a half-optical cycle of the laser pulse.Using this continuous spectrum,we synthesized an isolated attosecond pulse with a duration of approximately 370 as.This study provides a new perspective on all-solid-state compact optical devices.

Machine learning in materials science

Traditional methods of discovering new materials,such as the empirical trial and error method and the density functional theory(DFT)-based method,are unable to keep pace with the development of materials science today due to their long development cycles,low efficiency,and high costs.Accordingly,due to its low computational cost and short development cycle,machine learning is coupled with powerful data processing and high prediction performance and is being widely used in material detection,material analysis,and material design.In this article,we discuss the basic operational procedures in analyzing material properties via machine learning,summarize recent applications of machine learning algorithms to several mature fields in materials science,and discuss the improvements that are required for wide-ranging application.