Controlling the polarization and vortex charge of attosecond high-harmonic beams via simultaneous spin–orbit momentum conservation

Dorney, Kevin M.; Rego, Laura; Brooks, Nathan J.; San Román, Julio; Liao, Chen-Ting; Ellis, Jennifer L.; Zusin, Dmitriy; Gentry, Christian; Nguyen, Quynh L.; Shaw, Justin M.; Picón, Antonio; Plaja, Luis; Kapteyn, Henry C.; Murnane, Margaret M.; Hernández-García, Carlos

doi:10.1038/s41566-018-0304-3

Title: Controlling the polarization and vortex charge of attosecond high-harmonic beams via simultaneous spin–orbit momentum conservation

Journal Article · Mon Dec 10 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Nature Photonics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-018-0304-3· OSTI ID:1610407

; Rego, Laura; Brooks, Nathan J.;

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; Ellis, Jennifer L.; Zusin, Dmitriy; Gentry, Christian; Nguyen, Quynh L.; Shaw, Justin M.;

; Plaja, Luis; Kapteyn, Henry C.; Murnane, Margaret M.;

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-99ER14982

OSTI ID:: 1610407

Journal Information:: Nature Photonics, Vol. 13, Issue 2; ISSN 1749-4885

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