Title :
Single attosecond pulses from plasma mirrors
Author :
Borot, A. ; Wheeler, Jonathan A. ; Malvache, A. ; Monchoce, S. ; Vincenti, H. ; Ricci, A. ; Quere, F. ; Lopez-Martens, Rodrigo
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´Opt. Appl., Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time the generation of isolated attosecond pulses from plasmas driven by few-cycle lightwaves with near-relativistic intensity. This is also the first experimental demonstration of the “attosecond lighthouse” effect.
Keywords :
optical pulse generation; plasma light propagation; attosecond lighthouse effect; few-cycle lightwaves; near-relativistic intensity; plasma mirrors; single attosecond pulse generation; Abstracts; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Mirrors; Photonics; Plasmas; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801141
