Title :
Isolated Attosecond Pulses in the Few-Cycle Regime
Author :
Sansone, G. ; Benedetti, E. ; Calegari, F. ; Vozzi, C. ; Stagira, S. ; De Silvestri, S. ; Nisoli, M. ; Avaldi, L. ; Flammini, R. ; Poletto, L. ; Villoresi, P. ; Altucci, C. ; Velotta, R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Lab. for Ultrafast & Ultraintense Opt. Sci. CNR-INFM, Milan
Abstract :
We present the generation of isolated attosecond pulses using phase-stabilized 5-fs pulses with time dependent ellipticity. Using a complete temporal characterization technique, we demonstrate compression of the pulses down to 130 as (<1.2 optical cycles).
Keywords :
laser beams; laser stability; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; high order harmonic generation; isolated attosecond pulse generation; phase-stabilized pulse; pulse compression; temporal characterization technique; time 5 fs; time dependent ellipticity; Aluminum; Character generation; Chirp; Delay; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Pulse generation; Stability; 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.2007.4453257
