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Title: Frequency-resolved optical gating for complete reconstruction of attosecond bursts

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. DSM-DRECAM-Service des Photons, Atomes et Molecules, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France)

We describe a method for the complete temporal characterization of attosecond extreme ultraviolet (xuv) fields. An electron wave packet is generated in the continuum by photoionizing atoms with the attosecond field, and a low-frequency dressing laser pulse is used as a phase gate for frequency-resolved-optical-gating-like measurements on this wave packet. This method is valid for xuv fields of an arbitrary temporal structure, e.g., trains of nonidentical attosecond pulses. It establishes a direct connection between the main attosecond characterization techniques demonstrated experimentally so far, and considerably extends their scope, thus providing a general perspective on attosecond metrology.

OSTI ID:
20650164
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 71, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.71.011401; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English