DocumentCode :
3124508
Title :
Generation and applications of attosecond pulses
Author :
Kienberger, R. ; Krausz, F.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Quantenoptik, Garching
fYear :
2006
fDate :
Oct. 2006
Firstpage :
68
Lastpage :
69
Abstract :
The generation of ever shorter pulses is a key to exploring the dynamic behavior of matter on ever shorter time scales. Over the past decade novel ultrafast optical technologies have pushed the duration of laser pulses close to its natural limit, to the wave cycle, which lasts about one femtosecond (1 fs=10-15 s) in the visible spectral range. Time-resolved measurements with these pulses are able to trace atomic motion in molecules and related chemical processes. However, electronic dynamics inside atoms often evolve on an attosecond (1 as=10 -18 s) timescale and require sub-femtosecond pulses for capturing them. This talk will review the recent generation, measurement and first applications of sub-femtosecond soft-X-ray pulses (near 100 eV)
Keywords :
optical pulse generation; atomic motion; attosecond pulse generation; electronic dynamics; laser pulse duration; molecules; sub-femtosecond soft-X-ray pulse; time-resolved measurement; ultrafast optical technology; visible spectral range; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Chemical lasers; Chemical technology; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278840
Filename :
4054059
Link To Document :
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