Ionization effects in single-shot carrier-envelope phase detection with gas-gap devices

Blöchl, Johannes; Seeger, Maximilian F.; Schröder, Hartmut; Zhan, Minjie; Guggenmos, Alexander; Nubbemeyer, Thomas; Kling, Matthias F.; Bergues, Boris

doi:10.1063/5.0246794

Ionization effects in single-shot carrier-envelope phase detection with gas-gap devices

Journal Article · Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 EDT 2025 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0246794· OSTI ID:2549426

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Ludwig Maximilian Univ. of Munich, Munich (Germany); Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching (Germany); UltraFast Innovations GmbH, Garching (Germany)
Ludwig Maximilian Univ. of Munich, Munich (Germany); Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching (Germany)
Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching (Germany)
UltraFast Innovations GmbH, Garching (Germany)
Ludwig Maximilian Univ. of Munich, Munich (Germany); Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching (Germany); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

The carrier-envelope phase (CEP) is a key parameter for attosecond waveform control of ultrashort laser pulses. For laser systems with high repetition rates, however, single-shot CEP detection is still challenging. Building on recent findings on phase detection with electric current generation in gases, we show that with an optimized detection method, a long-term stable single-shot phase detection is feasible. We investigate the achievable performance depending on various parameters such as pulse duration, gas pressure, or incident intensity. The latter exhibits a regime where the saturation of the ionization process boosts the phase sensitivity of the signal, which is elucidated by numerical calculations.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 2549426

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2546996

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 126; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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