Extreme Ultraviolet Interferometer Using High-Order Harmonic Generation from Successive Sources

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Author(s)
Laban, DE
Palmer, AJ
Wallace, WC
Gaffney, NS
Notermans, RPMJW
Clevis, TTJ
Pullen, MG
Jiang, D
Quiney, HM
Litvinyuk, IV
Kielpinski, D
Sang, RT
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2012
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We present a new interferometer technique whereby multiple extreme ultraviolet light pulses are generated at different positions within a single laser focus (i.e., from successive sources) with a highly controllable time delay. The interferometer technique is tested with two generating media to create two extreme ultraviolet light pulses with a time delay between them. The delay is found to be a consequence of the Gouy phase shift. Ultimately the apparatus is capable of accessing unprecedented time scales by allowing stable and repeatable delays as small as 100 zs.We present a new interferometer technique whereby multiple extreme ultraviolet light pulses are generated at different positions within a single laser focus (i.e., from successive sources) with a highly controllable time delay. The interferometer technique is tested with two generating media to create two extreme ultraviolet light pulses with a time delay between them. The delay is found to be a consequence of the Gouy phase shift. Ultimately the apparatus is capable of accessing unprecedented time scales by allowing stable and repeatable delays as small as 100 zs.
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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Volume
109
Issue
26
Copyright Statement
© 2012 American Physical Society. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
Subject
Nonlinear Optics and Spectroscopy
Mathematical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Engineering