Abstract
Experiments on isolated attosecond pulse creation that have been performed in recent years and on their underlying physics are reviewed in detail. We present the various methods of generating isolated attosecond pulses, such as the use of a phase-stabilized few-cycle laser pulse, polarization gating, and two-color gating, as well as the prospects for other methods. An insight into the power scaling of isolated attosecond pulses is also included.
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Notes
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For details of the characterization method, see Chap. 4 of [39].
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The optical cycle of the blue pulse is 1.3Â fs, thus, 8.3Â fs and 12-fs laser pulses are multicycle fields, with 6.4 and 9.2 optical cycles, respectively.
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Takahashi, E.J., Lan, P., Midorikawa, K. (2013). Generation of Isolated Attosecond Pulses. In: Plaja, L., Torres, R., Zaïr, A. (eds) Attosecond Physics. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 177. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37623-8_4
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