Enhanced attosecond pulse generation in the vacuum ultraviolet using a two-colour driving field for high harmonic generation
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Matia-Hernando, P
Witting, T
Walke, DJ
Marangos, JP
Tisch, JWG
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
High-harmonic radiation in the extreme ultraviolet and soft X-ray spectral regions can be used to generate attosecond pulses and to obtain structural and dynamic information in atoms and molecules. However, these sources typically suffer from a limited photon flux. An additional issue at lower photon energies is the appearance of satellites in the time domain, stemming from insufficient temporal gating and the spectral filtering required for the isolation of attosecond pulses. Such satellites limit the temporal resolution. The use of multi-colour driving fields has been proven to enhance the harmonic yield and provide additional control, using the relative delays between the different spectral components for waveform shaping. We describe here a two-colour high-harmonic source that combines a few-cycle near-infrared pulse with a multi-cycle second harmonic pulse, with both relative phase and carrier-envelope phase stabilization. We observe strong modulations in the harmonic flux, and present simulations and experimental results supporting the suppression of satellites in sub-femtosecond pulses at 20 eV compared to the single colour field case, an important requirement for attosecond pump-probe measurements.
Date Issued
2018-03-01
Date Acceptance
2017-10-30
Citation
Journal of Modern Optics, 2018, 65 (5-6), pp.737-744
ISSN
0950-0340
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Start Page
737
End Page
744
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Modern Optics
Volume
65
Issue
5-6
Copyright Statement
© 2017 Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Modern Optics on 23 Nov 2017, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09500340.2017.1402963
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Commission of the European Communities
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000428638700028&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
Grant Number
EP/F034601/1
EP/I032517/1
290467
EP/N018680/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Optics
Nonlinear and ultrafast optics
attosecond science
multi-colour fields
coherent control
high-order harmonic generation
LASER FIELD
TUNNELING IONIZATION
RARE-GASES
ELECTRONS
RADIATION
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2017-11-23