Control of the attosecond synchronization of XUV radiation with phase-optimized mirrors

Opt Express. 2011 Feb 14;19(4):3809-17. doi: 10.1364/OE.19.003809.

Abstract

We report on the advanced amplitude and phase control of attosecond radiation allowed by specifically-designed multilayer XUV mirrors. We first demonstrate that such mirrors can compensate for the intrinsic chirp of the attosecond emission over a large bandwidth of more than 20 eV. We then show that their combination with metallic foils introduces a third-order dispersion that is adjustable through the mirror's incidence angle. This results in a controllable beating allowing the radiation to be shaped from a single to a series of sub-100 as pulses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't