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Strong-field photoionization of intense laser fields by controlling optical singularities

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The spatial features of a light field, such as in the form of the optical singularities, provide a new degree of freedom for the application of light fields in different areas of science and technology. However, although the exploration of structured light is growing rapidly, the investigation of strong-field photoionization using such light fields is noticeably lagging behind. Here, we present an experimental study that reveals the signatures of intense, structured light fields with controlled optical singularities in strong-field photoionization. The different types of optical singularities can be identified through photoionization observables, i.e., photoelectron momentum distributions (PMDs). By concurrently shifting the locations of the phase and polarization singularities, the focal electric field features can be designated, and subsequently, the photoionization appearances can be manipulated. In this process, the behaviors of the different intense optical singularities are clearly visualized by the PMDs. This work will advance both the strong-field science and singularity optics.

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  1. State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Yiqi Fang, Zhenning Guo, Peipei Ge, Xueyan Ma, Meng Han, Xiaoyang Yu, Yongkai Deng, Qihuang Gong & Yunquan Liu

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Qihuang Gong & Yunquan Liu

  3. Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China

    Qihuang Gong & Yunquan Liu

  4. Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics, Nantong, 226001, China

    Qihuang Gong & Yunquan Liu

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 92050201, 11774013, and 11527901).

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Fang, Y., Guo, Z., Ge, P. et al. Strong-field photoionization of intense laser fields by controlling optical singularities. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 64, 274211 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-021-1689-7

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