Title :
Polarization gated high order harmonic generation approaching the single attosecond pulse emission
Author :
Sola, I.J. ; Zaïr, A. ; Cormier, E. ; Mével, E. ; Constant, E. ; López-Martens, R. ; Johnsson, P. ; Mauritsson, J. ; Varju, K. ; Huillier, A.L.
Author_Institution :
Centre Lasers intenses et Applications, Bordeaux I Univ., Talence, France
Abstract :
The confinement of high-harmonic-generation pulse train by modulation of the fundamental beam polarization is studied temporally and spectrally. We observe a clear effect, being the maximal confinement compatible with l-or-2 subfemtosecond pulse emission.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; light polarisation; optical harmonic generation; 1 fs; 2 fs; attosecond pulse emission; fundamental beam polarization; maximal confinement; polarization gated high order harmonic generation; subfemtosecond pulse emission; Frequency conversion; Optical filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Polarization; Power harmonic filters; Probes; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201717
