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The behavior of the phases of high-order harmonics generated upon interaction of intense laser radiation with matter is investigated. Some specific features typical of the harmonic phases in the high-frequency part of plateau (cut-off harmonic phases) are found. First, the phase difference between neighboring harmonics is a constant value. The width of the spectral range in which this regularity occurs determines the minimum duration of the attosecond pulse obtained from these harmonics by the so-called amplitude gating technique. Second, it is shown that the phase of each harmonic in the cut-off region depends linearly on the laser intensity. The proportionality coefficient is the same for all harmonics in this region and proportional to the cube of laser wavelength. Thus, this dependence is especially important for generating high-order harmonics by lasers with a wavelength of few micrometers.
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Khokhlova, M.A., Strelkov, V.V. Phase characteristics of high-order harmonics in the cut-off region. Phys. Wave Phen. 24, 22–25 (2016). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1541308X16010052
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