Abstract
We study the influence of the polarization state of multi-color femtosecond laser pulses ionizing air or noble gases on the emitted terahertz radiation. A local-current model and plane wave evaluations predict a cross-over in the THz energy yields with increasing number of pump harmonics, for which circular laser polarization is more efficient for a few harmonics, and linear polarization is favorable for more than six pump colors. Comprehensive 3D numerical simulations of gas jet experiments confirm this property for singly and multiply ionized gases. Rotation of the THz polarization ellipse in the case of circular laser polarization is explained by phase shifts that may alter the phase angle between the harmonics.
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Alexandre Stathopulos, Stefan Skupin, and Luc Bergé, "Terahertz pulse generation by multi-color laser fields with linear versus circular polarization: erratum," Opt. Lett. 48, 6524-6524 (2023)https://opg.optica.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-48-24-6524
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