Sub-4-fs laser pulse characterization by spatially resolved spectral shearing interferometry and attosecond streaking

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Witting, T ^a   Frank, F ^a   Okell, W A ^a   Arrell, C A ^a   Marangos, J P ^a   Tisch, J W G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALL-OPTICAL; ANCILLA; ATTOSECOND PULSE; ATTOSECONDS; BURSTS-TECHNIQUES; FEW-CYCLE PULSE; FREQUENCY-RESOLVED OPTICAL GATINGS; HIGH ENERGY; HOLLOW CORES; ISOLATED ATTOSECOND PULSE; PULSE CHARACTERIZATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; SPECTRAL PHASE INTERFEROMETRY; SPECTRAL SHEARING INTERFEROMETRY;

CHARACTERIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 84858694022     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: 13616455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/45/7/074014     Document Type: Article

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