Nonlinear optical response in molecular nitrogen: from ab-initio calculations to optical pulse simulations

Anand Bahl, Vinay Pramod Majety, Armin Scrinzi, Miroslav Kolesik

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Abstract

Using first-principle multi-electron calculations via the hybrid anti-symmetrized coupled channels method, we create a model to describe both the nonlinear polarization and ionization of the nitrogen molecule. Based on the metastable electronic state approach, it is designed for space- and-time-resolved simulations in nonlinear optics that require modeling of optical pulses that exhibit rich spectral dynamics and propagate over long distances. As a demonstration of the model’s utility, we study low-order harmonic generation in mid-infrared optical filaments.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2295-2298
Number of pages4
JournalOptics letters
Volume42
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 15 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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