Cross-correlation measurement of femtosecond noncollinear high-order harmonics

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作者
Bouhal, A
Evans, R
Grillon, G
Mysyrowicz, A
Breger, P
Agostini, P
Constantinescu, RC
Muller, HG
vonderLinde, D
机构
[1] CENS,SERV PHOTONS ATOMES & MOL,F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
[2] FOM,INST ATOM & MOL PHYS,NWO,NL-1098 SJ AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
[3] UNIV ESSEN GESAMTHSCH,INST LASER & PLASMAPHYS,DEPT PHYS,D-4300 ESSEN,GERMANY
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10.1364/JOSAB.14.000950
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The durations of extreme-ultraviolet femtosecond pulses (harmonics 21 and 27 of a Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser) have been measured by a cross-correlation technique. Photoelectron energy spectra resulting from ionization of helium atoms by one harmonic photon in the presence of the infrared laser field show sidebands that provide a cross-correlation signal from which the durations of the harmonic pulses can be obtained. The measurements yield a mean value of 130 fs for both harmonics. The accuracy of the method depends on the actual intensity dependence of the sidebands. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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