Propagation of laser pulse with a few cycle duration in multi-level media
Vyacheslav A. Trofimov, Dmitry Yu. Zagursky, Irina G. Zakharova
1D propagation of a THz Gaussian pulse, containing a few cycles, in multi-level media is studied using computer simulation. Electromagnetic field evolution is governed by Maxwell's equations whereas a medium response is described in the frame-work of the density matrix formalism. For the pulse with a sufficiently broad spectrum we demonstrate the appearance of a cascade mechanism for molecule energy level excitation. As a result, the spectrum of the THz pulse, transmitted through a medium layer, is broadened essentially in comparison with the incident pulse spectrum. We also take into account the incident pulse absolute phase influence on the pulse spectrum broadening.
Days on Diffraction•May 1, 2015•2 citations