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Four-dimensional investigation of the 2nd order volume autocorrelation technique

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The 2nd order volume autocorrelation technique, widely utilized in directly measuring ultra-short light pulses durations, is examined in detail via model calculations that include three-dimensional integration over a large ionization volume, temporal delay and spatial displacement of the two beams of the autocorrelator at the focus. The effects of the inherent displacement to the 2nd order autocorrelation technique are demonstrated for short and long pulses, elucidating the appropriate implementation of the technique in tight focusing conditions. Based on the above investigations, a high accuracy 2nd order volume autocorrelation measurement of the duration of the 5th harmonic of a 50 fs long laser pulse, including the measurement of the carrier wavelength oscillation, is presented.

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  1. Institut Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR 5209 CNRS-Université de Bourgogne, 9 Av. A. Savary, BP 47 870, 21078, Dijon Cedex, France

    O. Faucher

  2. Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, P.O. Box 1527, 71110, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

    P. Tzallas, E. P. Benis, J. Kruse, A. Peralta Conde, C. Kalpouzos & D. Charalambidis

  3. Department of Physics, University of Crete, P.O. Box 2208, 71003, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

    D. Charalambidis

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Faucher, O., Tzallas, P., Benis, E.P. et al. Four-dimensional investigation of the 2nd order volume autocorrelation technique. Appl. Phys. B 97, 505–510 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-009-3559-z

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