posted on 2025-04-01, 16:01authored byC. Granados, B. Kumar Das, M. F. Ciappina, W. Gao
The interaction of light with matter serves as a fundamental tool for probing material properties across a wide range of energy regimes. Recent breakthroughs in tailoring the topology of coherent electromagnetic fields have opened new avenues for exploring how matter uniquely responds to the topological characteristics of light. In this work, we conduct a comprehensive investigation of high-order harmonic generation (HHG) driven by spatiotemporal optical vortex (STOV) beams. We demonstrate how distinct STOV configurations imprint their signature on the HHG process and show that the intensity distribution of harmonic fields can be precisely controlled by tuning the beam parameters. Furthermore, by bridging microscopic calculations with far-field observations, we establish the consistency of our findings and offer fresh insights into this emerging nonlinear spatiotemporal regime.
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