Attosecond pulses measured from the attosecond lighthouse

作者:Hammond T J; Brown Graham G; Kim Kyung Taec; Villeneuve D M; Corkum P B
来源:Nature Photonics, 2016, 10(3): 171-+.
DOI:10.1038/NPHOTON.2015.271

摘要

The attosecond lighthouse is a method of using ultrafast wavefront rotation with high-harmonic generation to create a series of coherent, spatially separated attosecond pulses. Previously, temporal measurements by photoelectron streaking characterized isolated attosecond pulses created by manipulating the single-atom response(1-4). The attosecond lighthouse, in contrast, generates a series of pulses that spatially separate and become isolated by propagation. Here, we show that ultrafast wavefront rotation maintains the single-atom response (in terms of temporal character) of an isolated attosecond pulse over two octaves of bandwidth. Moreover, we exploit the unique property of the attosecond lighthouse-the generation of several isolated pulses-to measure the three most intense pulses. These pulses each have a unique spectrum and spectral phase.

  • 出版日期2016-3