Determining the absolute carrier phase of a few-cycle laser pulse

DOI	Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.25.000016
Author	Search for: Dietrich, P.; Search for: Krausz, F.; Search for: Corkum, P. B.¹
Name affiliation	National Research Council Canada. Security and Disruptive Technologies
Format	Text
Type	Article
Journal title	Optics Letters
ISSN	0146-9592 1539-4794
Volume	25
Issue	1
Pages	16–18
Abstract	In a strong laser field, electrons tunnel from an atom at a rate determined by the instantaneous field. If the pulse is only a few cycles in duration, the highly nonlinear nature of tunnel ionization ensures that the resultant electron wave packet is primarily formed in less than one period. Measuring the direction of above-threshold-ionization electrons produced by circularly polarized light provides a direct method of measuring the absolute carrier phase of a single pulse. The method is robust, surviving spatial and temporal integration as well as intensity fluctuations.
Publication date	2000-01-01
Publisher	OSA Publishing
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Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
NPARC number	21277546
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