Enhancement of high-order harmonics generated in laser-produced plasma using ionic resonances and nanoparticles

Abstract

We review recently emerged methods of high-order harmonic enhancement in the extended laserproduced plasmas using ionic resonances and nanoparticles and show the difference of this approach with regard to previously used methods. Particularly, we analyze the harmonic generation in graphene and a few other clustered media using 800-nm-class lasers. We also discuss the application of parametric waves for frequency conversion towards the extreme ultraviolet range and show the resonance enhancement of harmonics in laser-produced zinc plasma using tunable mid-infrared pulses. The reviewed studies demonstrated the attractiveness of the joint application of the methods of harmonic enhancement using ionic resonances and nanoparticles.