Role of the carrier-envelope offset phase of few-cycle pulses in nonperturbative resonant nonlinear optics

We study the influence of the carrier-envelope offset phase of few-cycle pulses on nonperturbative resonant extreme nonlinear optics in a semiconductor. If the Rabi frequency becomes comparable to the light frequency, the different Rabi sidebands interfere around twice the laser center frequency, gi...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2002-09, Vol.89 (12), p.127401-127401, Article 127401
Main Authors: Mücke, O D, Tritschler, T, Wegener, M, Morgner, U, Kärtner, F X
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Language:English
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Summary:We study the influence of the carrier-envelope offset phase of few-cycle pulses on nonperturbative resonant extreme nonlinear optics in a semiconductor. If the Rabi frequency becomes comparable to the light frequency, the different Rabi sidebands interfere around twice the laser center frequency, giving rise to a signal which strongly depends on the carrier-envelope offset phase. This signature should be measurable in GaAs samples.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.89.127401