title: Analytic scaling analysis of high harmonic generation conversion efficiency.
abstract: Closed form expressions for the high harmonic generation (HHG) conversion efficiency are obtained for the plateau and cutoff regions. The presented formulas eliminate most of the computational complexity related to HHG simulations, and enable a detailed scaling analysis of HHG efficiency as a function of drive laser parameters and material properties. Moreover, in the total absence of any fitting procedure, the results show excellent agreement with experimental data reported in the literature. Thus, this paper opens new pathways for the global optimization problem of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) sources based on HHG.
authors: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors: E L
authors: EL
authors: Falcão-Filho
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Gkortsas
authors: Ariel
authors: A
authors: Gordon
authors: Franz X
authors: FX
authors: Kärtner
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D005740:Gases; D007834:Lasers; D015233:Models, Statistical; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009356:Neon; D016011:Normal Distribution; D055100:Optical Fibers; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D012984:Software; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D009356:Neon