Attosecond twin-pulse control by generalized kinetic heterodyne mixing

Opt Lett. 2011 Jan 15;36(2):283-5. doi: 10.1364/OL.36.000283.

Abstract

Attosecond double-pulse (twin-pulse) production in high-order harmonic generation is manipulated by a combination of two-color and carrier-envelope phase-control methods. As we show in numerical simulations, both relative amplitude and phase of the double pulse can be independently set by making use of multidimensional parameter control. Two technical implementation routes are discussed: kinetic heterodyning using second-harmonic generation and split-spectrum phase-step control.