We propose an efficient method for the generation of an isolated attosecond pulse from the asymmetric molecular ions HeH^2+ by adding a half-cycle-like field (HCLF) to the fundamental driving laser field. The high-...We propose an efficient method for the generation of an isolated attosecond pulse from the asymmetric molecular ions HeH^2+ by adding a half-cycle-like field (HCLF) to the fundamental driving laser field. The high-order harmonic generation (HHG) is investigated by numerically sowing the time-dependent Schrodinger equation. By performing the time-frequency distributions and the electronic wave packet probability densities, we find that the optimizing combined field is not only useful for extending the HHG cutoff, but also for simplifying the recombination channels through controlling the electron localization. In addition, by adjusting the intensity of the HCLF, a dominant short quantum path is selected to contribute the HHG spectrum. As a result, a 75-as isolated attosecond pulse is obtained by superposing a proper range of the harmonics.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 11404204the Key Project of the Ministry of Education of China under Grant No 211025+1 种基金the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China under Grant No 20111404120004the Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists of Shanxi Province under Grant No 2009021005
文摘We propose an efficient method for the generation of an isolated attosecond pulse from the asymmetric molecular ions HeH^2+ by adding a half-cycle-like field (HCLF) to the fundamental driving laser field. The high-order harmonic generation (HHG) is investigated by numerically sowing the time-dependent Schrodinger equation. By performing the time-frequency distributions and the electronic wave packet probability densities, we find that the optimizing combined field is not only useful for extending the HHG cutoff, but also for simplifying the recombination channels through controlling the electron localization. In addition, by adjusting the intensity of the HCLF, a dominant short quantum path is selected to contribute the HHG spectrum. As a result, a 75-as isolated attosecond pulse is obtained by superposing a proper range of the harmonics.