Abstract
Multiphoton excitation of a solid by a few-cycle, intense laser pulse forms a very nonequilibrium distribution of charge carriers, where occupation probabilities do not necessarily decrease with energy. Within a fraction of the pulse, significant population inversion can emerge between pairs of valence-band states with a dipole-allowed transition between them. This population inversion leads to stimulated emission in a laser-excited solid at frequencies where the unperturbed solid is transparent. We establish the optimal conditions for observing this kind of strong-field-induced optical gain.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Faculties: | Physics |
Subjects: | 500 Science > 530 Physics |
ISSN: | 0031-9007 |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 101292 |
Date Deposited: | 05. Jun 2023, 15:37 |
Last Modified: | 05. Jun 2023, 15:37 |