Abstract

It is well known that strong field processes, such as high order harmonic generation (HHG), depend upon the sub-optical cycle dynamics of the strongly driven electrons. We will discuss some of our recent work where the sub-optical cycle dynamics of the driven electrons are examined using both theoretical and experimental approaches. Techniques for measuring the sub-optical cycle electron dynamics from the HHG spectrum are identified and control methods to optimise HHG, which may soon be used in practice, are treated theoretically.

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