Abstract
We present a general theory of bicircular high-order-harmonic generation from -fold rotationally symmetric molecules. Using a rotating frame of reference we predict the complete structure of the high-order-harmonic spectra for arbitrary driving frequency ratios and show how molecular symmetries can be directly identified from the harmonic signal. Our findings reveal that a characteristic fingerprint of rotational molecular symmetries can be universally observed in the ultrafast response of molecules to strong bicircular fields.
- Received 1 July 2016
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.133902
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