Spin angular momentum and tunable polarization in high-harmonic generation

A simple method is demonstrated for high-order harmonic generation with fully controlled (linear, elliptical and circular) polarization. Its conversion efficiency is comparable to those of conventional high-order harmonic methods. This technique potentially has a broad range of applications from ultrafast circular dichroism to attosecond quantum optics.

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