Title :
Confinement of attosecond train pulses by using a modulated polarization IR pulse
Author :
Zair, A. ; Sola, I.J. ; López-Martens, R. ; Johnsson, P. ; Cormier, E. ; Varju, K. ; Mauritsson, J. ; Descamps, D. ; Strelkov, V. ; L´Huillier, A. ; Mével, E. ; Constant, E.
Author_Institution :
Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, Bordeaux I Univ., Gradignan, France
Abstract :
We study the temporal and spectral behaviour of high order harmonics generated by pulses with temporally modulated polarization. We observe a harmonic temporal confinement and a harmonic spectral broadening, compatible with 1-or-2 attosecond pulse emission.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical harmonic generation; spectral line broadening; attosecond pulse emission; harmonic spectral broadening; harmonic temporal confinement; high order harmonics generation; temporal behaviour; temporally modulated polarization; Delay; Frequency conversion; Laser applications; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Optimized production technology; Physics; Polarization; Probes; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568213
