Compression methods for XUV attosecond pulses

Opt Express. 2011 Nov 7;19(23):23420-8. doi: 10.1364/OE.19.023420.

Abstract

Attosecond extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) pulses generated in gases via high-order harmonic generation typically carry an intrinsic positive chirp. Compression of such pulses has been demonstrated using metallic transmission filters, a method with very limited tunability. We compare here the compression achievable with a diffraction grating based method with that of metallic filters using simulated high harmonic waveforms in the transmission window of metal films.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't