Title :
Measurement of the duration of high harmonic pulses
Author :
Constant, Eric ; Taranukhin, V. ; Stolow, Albert ; Corkum, B.P.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Summary form only given. High harmonics are generated during the ionization of an atomic gas and therefore the probability of ionization, the number of unionized atoms, and the phase matching effects will impose a natural temporal envelope on the harmonic generation. We made some simulations which showed the maximal, minimal, and averaged possible values of the intensity of the harmonic as a function of the angular frequency detuning multiplied by the length of the harmonic pulse. From the envelope of the maximum signal we can extract the high harmonic pulse duration.
Keywords :
ionisation; optical harmonic generation; angular frequency detuning; atomic gas; averaged possible values; harmonic generation; high harmonic pulse duration; ionization; maximum signal; natural temporal envelope; phase matching effects; simulations; unionized atoms; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Optical fiber polarization; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Plasma confinement; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Plasma waves; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-444-0
