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Collinear Generation of Ultrashort UV and XUV Pulses for Pump/probe Spectroscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Elisabeth Bothschafter ,
Agustin Schiffrin ,
Ferenc Krausz ,
Ralph Ernstorfer  and
Reinhard Kienberger
Elisabeth Bothschafter
Affiliation:
elisabeth.bothschafter@mpq.mpg.de, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany
Agustin Schiffrin
Affiliation:
agustin.schiffrin@mpq.mpg.de, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany
Ferenc Krausz
Affiliation:
ferenc.krausz@mpq.mpg.de, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Department für Physik, Garching, Germany
Ralph Ernstorfer
Affiliation:
ralph.ernstorfer@mpq.mpg.de, Technische Universität München, Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik I (E11), Garching, Germany
Reinhard Kienberger
Affiliation:
reinhard.kienberger@mpq.mpg.de, Technische Universität München, Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik I (E11), Garching, Germany
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Abstract

The collinear generation of sub-4 fs ultraviolet (UV) and attosecond extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulses via subsequent third-harmonic and high harmonic generation in noble gases is demonstrated. The ultrashort coherent light bursts are produced by focusing a sub-1.5 cycle near-infrared/visible (NIR) laser pulse in two subsequent quasi-static noble gas targets. With this simple approach, inherently synchronized UV pulsed radiation with a photon energy of ˜5 eV and a pulse energy of ˜1 μJ, and XUV pulses with a cut-off photon energy of more than 120 eV and up to ˜107 XUV photons can be generated. This source represents a novel tool for future UV pump/XUV probe experiments with unprecedented time-resolution.

Keywords

opticallaserphotoemission
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1230: Symposium MM – Ultrafast Processes in Materials Science , 2009 , 1230-MM01-02
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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