Strong Field Ionization in Arbitrary Laser Polarizations

Abstract

We present a numerical method for investigating the non-perturbative quantum mechanical interaction of light with atoms in two dimensions, without a basis expansion. This enables us to investigate intense laser-atom interactions with light of arbitrary polarization without approximation. Results are presented for the dependence of ionization and high harmonic generation on ellipticity seen in recent experiments. Strong evidence of stabilization in circular polarization is found.

10 pages, Revtex, 5 figures (2 gif, 3 eps)

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