Waveform-controlled near-single-cycle milli-joule laser pulses generate sub-10 nm extreme ultraviolet continua

Wolfgang Schweinberger, Annkatrin Sommer, Elisabeth Bothschafter, Jiang Li, Ferenc Krausz, Reinhard Kienberger, Martin Schultze

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Abstract

We demonstrate the generation of waveform-controlled laser pulses with 1 mJ pulse energy and a full-width-half-maximum duration of ∼4  fs, therefore lasting less than two cycles of the electric field oscillating at their carrier frequency. The laser source is carrier-envelope-phase stabilized and used as the backbone of a kHz repetition rate source of high-harmonic continua with unprecedented flux at photon energies between 100 and 200 eV (corresponding to a wavelength range between 12–6 nm respectively). In combination we use these tools for the complete temporal characterization of the laser pulses via attosecond streaking spectroscopy.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3573-3575
JournalOptics Letters
Volume37
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2012
Externally publishedYes

Fields of Expertise

  • Advanced Materials Science

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