Abstract
When ultra-high laser intensities beyond the saturation level of atoms are used to generate shorter wavelengths via high-harmonic generation, the harmonic yield is degraded. We demonstrate that Non Adiabatic Turn-on laser field allows one to avoid efficiency losses providing new route for attosecond pulses production.
© 2012 Optical Society of America
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