Title :
Measurement of the Carrier-Envelope Phase of Few-Cycle Laser Pulses by THz-Emission Spectroscopy
Author :
Kress, M. ; Löffler, T. ; Thomson, M.D. ; Roskos, H.G. ; Dörner, R. ; Gimpel, H. ; Zrost, K. ; Ergler, T. ; Moshammer, R. ; Morgner, U. ; Ullrich, J.
Author_Institution :
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Univ., Frankfurt
Abstract :
THz-emission from laser-generated plasmas opens a way to measure the carrier-envelope phase of few-cycle optical pulses, a parameter of critical significance for numerous experiments with sub-10-fs light pulses.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser variables measurement; phase measurement; photoluminescence; plasma production by laser; submillimetre wave spectra; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; THz-emission spectroscopy; carrier-envelope phase measurement; few-cycle laser pulses; laser-generated plasmas; time 10 fs; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Plasma measurements; Plasma simulation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452858