• DocumentCode
    1770090
  • Title

    Approaching the atomic unit of time with isolated attosecond pulses

  • Author

    Zenghu Chang

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Isolated attosecond pulses are powerful tools for studying electron dynamics in atoms, molecules and condensed matter. The shortest pulses achieved so far are 67 as. Challenges and approaches for further shortening such pulses are introduced.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; atomic unit of time; condensed matter; electron dynamics; isolated attosecond pulses; molecules; Harmonic analysis; Laser theory; Optical amplifiers; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical pumping;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988728