Ultrafast Optics V

0387491171......Page 1
Springer Series in OPTICAL SCIENCE 132......Page 2
Ultrafast Optics V......Page 4
Progress in Attosecond Metrology......Page 38
References......Page 46
1 Introduction......Page 49
3.1 High-order Harmonic Generation......Page 50
3.2 Filtering the High-harmonic Radiation for APT Generation......Page 51
3.3 XUV Optics for APTs......Page 52
4.1 Single Photon Ionization......Page 53
5 Interaction of Electron Wave Packets With a Strong Laser Field\r......Page 54
5.1 Momentum Transfer between the EWP and the Laser Field......Page 55
6 Conclusions, Outlook......Page 56
References......Page 57
1 Introduction......Page 59
2 Autocorrelation Measurement......Page 60
References......Page 63
1 Introduction......Page 64
2 Experimental Results: Measurement of Harmonic Phase Difference\r......Page 65
3 Nonadiabatic Saddle-point Method: Temporal Structure of the Attosecond Pulse Train\r......Page 67
4 Conclusions......Page 68
References......Page 69
1 Introduction......Page 70
2 Experiment and Result......Page 71
3 Summary......Page 73
References......Page 74
1 Introduction......Page 76
2 Description of the XUV Field: Theoretical Reminder......Page 77
3.1 High-harmonic Relative Phases: the RABITT Method\r......Page 78
3.2 Origin of the Atto Chirp\r......Page 79
4.1 Harmonic Temporal Phase: XFROG\r......Page 81
4.3 Origin of the Harmonic Chirp\r......Page 82
6 Reconstruction of the Atto Pulse Train......Page 83
References......Page 86
1 Introduction......Page 88
2 Cavity Characterization......Page 89
3 Results......Page 91
References......Page 93
Effects of the Carrier-Envelope Phase in the Multiphoton Ionization Regime\r......Page 94
References......Page 101
1 Introduction......Page 102
2 Experimental Setup......Page 103
3 Experimental Results and Discussion......Page 105
References......Page 107
1 Introduction......Page 109
2 Optical Poling......Page 110
3 Experimental......Page 111
4 Results and Discussion......Page 112
References......Page 113
1 Introduction......Page 115
2.1 Ti: sapphire and Cr: forsterite Lasers with Overlapping Spectra \r......Page 116
2.4 Phase Locking by Direct Photodetection of Overlapped Spectra\r......Page 118
References......Page 120
1 Introduction......Page 121
3 Optical Phase Locking in Two-wavelength Laser......Page 122
References......Page 126
1 Introduction......Page 128
2 General Aspects of the Starting Behavior of Kerr-lens Mode-locked Lasers\r......Page 129
4 Experimental Results......Page 130
References......Page 134
1 Introduction......Page 135
3 Experiment......Page 136
References......Page 138
1 Introduction......Page 139
2 Experiment......Page 140
3 Results......Page 141
References......Page 142
1 Introduction......Page 143
2 Two-photon Gated Recoding......Page 144
3 Experiment......Page 146
References......Page 148
1 Introduction......Page 149
2 On the Similarities and Differences Between Bound-electron and Relativistic Nonlinear Optics (Qualitative Introduction of Relativistic Regime)\r......Page 151
3 Relativistic Rectification or Wake Field effect......Page 153
4 Transverse Motion: Betatron Oscillations......Page 154
5.1 Relativistic Pulse Compression with Subcritical Plasma [65]\r......Page 155
5.2 Overcritical Plasma: Toward Efficient Isolated Attosecond Pulses [7V-73}\r......Page 156
7 Pair Production [73]......Page 159
10 Conclusions......Page 160
References......Page 161
2 Results......Page 164
3 Conclusion......Page 168
References......Page 169
1 Introduction......Page 170
2 Experimental Conditions......Page 171
3 Experimental Results......Page 173
4 Discussion......Page 176
5 Summary......Page 177
References......Page 178
2 Method......Page 179
3 Experimental Results......Page 181
References......Page 182
1 Introduction......Page 183
2.1 Ultrafast X-ray Probe......Page 184
2.2 Spatially Resolved Spectroscopy......Page 185
3 Observation of an Expanding Ablation Plume......Page 186
References......Page 188
1 Introduction......Page 190
2 Experimental Setup......Page 191
3.1 Characterization of X-ray Source\r......Page 193
3.2 Time-resolved Measurement of Si-L Edge XAFS\r......Page 194
4 Summary......Page 196
References......Page 197
1 Introduction......Page 198
2 Derivation......Page 199
References......Page 201
1 Introduction......Page 202
3 Results and Discussions......Page 203
References......Page 206
1 Introduction......Page 207
2 Experimental Setup......Page 208
3 Experimental Results and Discussion......Page 209
References......Page 213
1 Introduction......Page 215
2 Model......Page 216
3.1 Ionization Rate......Page 217
3.2 Comparison With Linear and Circular Polarization......Page 219
4 Conclusions......Page 220
References......Page 221
1 Introduction......Page 222
2 Theory......Page 223
3 Summary......Page 228
References......Page 229
1 Introduction......Page 230
3 Simulation......Page 231
4 Results......Page 232
References......Page 233
Cavity-enhanced Optical Parametric Chirped-pulse Amplification\r......Page 234
References......Page 237
2 GRENOUILLE with Spatiotemporal Distortions......Page 238
3.1 Perturbative FROG Algorithm......Page 240
3.2 Rigorous Pulse and Spatiotemporal Distortion Retrieval Algorithm\r......Page 242
References......Page 244
1 Introduction......Page 245
2 The Pulse Electric Field Expressions in Different Domains\r......Page 246
3 Defining the Widths and Normalization of the Couplings\r......Page 248
4 Relations Between the Spatiotemporal Couplings......Page 249
5 Constructing the Electric Field in Different Domains......Page 250
References......Page 251
1 Introduction......Page 252
3 Experimental Examples......Page 253
4 Error Analysis......Page 255
5 Conclusions......Page 257
References......Page 259
1 Introduction......Page 260
2 Mathematics Description of Wavelet Transform......Page 261
3 Terahertz Radiations Spectra Analysis......Page 262
4 Time-resolved Absorption Spectra of Water Vapor......Page 263
6 Conclusions......Page 264
References......Page 265
1 Introduction......Page 266
2 NLO Parameters of Some Newly Discovered Crystals for Frequency Conversion with Ultrashort Laser Pulses\r......Page 267
3 Summary......Page 271
References......Page 272
1 Introduction......Page 273
2 Flying Mirror Model......Page 274
3 Sliding Mirror Model......Page 276
References......Page 279
Observation of Thin Foil Preformed Plasmas with a Relativistic-intensity Ultra-short Pulse Laser by Means of Two-color Interferometer\r......Page 281
2 Experimental Setup......Page 282
3 Experimental Results......Page 283
4 Conclusion......Page 284
References......Page 285
1 Introduction......Page 286
2 Description of the Setup......Page 287
3 Results and Discussion......Page 288
4 Conclusions......Page 293
References......Page 294
1 Introduction......Page 295
2 Teflon Photonic Crystal Fiber Waveguide......Page 296
3 Terahertz Pigtail......Page 297
5 Results and Discussions......Page 298
6 Summary......Page 300
References......Page 301
1 Introduction......Page 302
3 Results and Discussions......Page 303
References......Page 306
1 Introduction......Page 308
2 Experiment......Page 309
3 Results and Discussions......Page 310
4 Summary......Page 315
References......Page 316
1 Introduction......Page 317
2 Experiment......Page 318
3 Results and Discussion......Page 319
4 Conclusions......Page 322
References......Page 323
1 Introduction......Page 324
2 Methodology......Page 325
3 Results and Discussions......Page 326
References......Page 330
1 Introduction......Page 331
2 Experiment......Page 332
3 Results......Page 333
References......Page 335
1 Introduction......Page 336
2 JAERI l00-TW Ti:sapphire Laser System\r......Page 338
3 Wavefront Correction......Page 339
4 \"In-situ\" Measurement of a Laser-peak Intensity......Page 341
5 Summary......Page 344
References......Page 345
1 Introduction......Page 346
2 Experiment......Page 347
4 Summary......Page 349
References......Page 350
2 Quantum Interference in HHG Spectra......Page 351
3 Control of Quantum Interference by the Ellipticity of the Driving Pulses\r......Page 355
References......Page 356
2 Experimental......Page 357
3 Results and Discussions......Page 358
References......Page 359
1 Introduction......Page 361
3 Results and Discussion......Page 362
References......Page 364
Coincidence Momentum Imaging of Two- and Three-body Coulomb Explosion of Ethanol in Intense Laser Fields\r......Page 365
References......Page 366
1 Introduction......Page 367
2 Model......Page 368
3 Dynamics of the Wave Packet......Page 369
4 Ionization by Double Pulse......Page 371
5 Conclusions......Page 373
References......Page 374
1 Introduction......Page 376
3 Optical Phase Locking......Page 377
4 High-Resolution Jitter Measurement......Page 379
5 Results......Page 380
References......Page 383
Complete Automatic Phase Compensation for the Generation of A-few-cycle Pulses\r......Page 384
References......Page 388
1 Introduction......Page 389
2 CNT-Based Saturable Absorber Mirrors......Page 390
3 Ultrashort Pulse Generation in Solid-State Lasers......Page 392
4 Long-Term Stability of CNT Saturable Absorbers......Page 394
5 Conclusions......Page 395
References......Page 396
1 Introduction......Page 398
2 Experiment......Page 400
3 Results and Discussion......Page 402
References......Page 404
1 Introduction......Page 405
2 Experimental Setup......Page 406
3 Characterization of AOPGCF\r......Page 407
References......Page 409
1 Introduction......Page 411
3 Measurements and Results......Page 412
4 Conclusion......Page 414
References......Page 415
1 Introduction......Page 417
2 Experimental Results......Page 418
3 Analysis of Electron Behavior......Page 419
4 Conclusion......Page 421
References......Page 422
1 Introduction......Page 424
2 Phase-matched High-order Harmonic Generation......Page 425
3.1 Attenuation of Pump Pulse Using High-throughput, High Damage-threshold Beam Separator \r......Page 426
3.2 Experimental Setup for Single-shot Measurement of Interference Image\r......Page 427
4 Single-shot Measurement of Interference Image of 13-nm Harmonics\r......Page 428
References......Page 430
1 Introduction......Page 432
2 Experimental Arrangements......Page 433
3 Results and Discussion......Page 434
References......Page 438
1 Introduction......Page 440
2 Scaling of the Yield......Page 441
3 Numerical Method......Page 442
References......Page 444
1 Introduction......Page 445
2 Experimental Setup......Page 446
3.1 Influence of Cross Phase Modulation\r......Page 447
3.2 Potential of This Approach\r......Page 448
3.3 Temporal Profile of the Modulated Pulse\r......Page 449
References......Page 450
1 Introduction......Page 451
3 Generation of Few-cycle Bandwidths with Microjoule Energy\r......Page 452
References......Page 458
1 Introduction......Page 459
2.1 5-kHz CPA Laser System......Page 460
2.2 Spectral Broadening and Adaptive Phase Control in the Fundamental Beam\r......Page 461
3.1 Broadband Frequency Doubling......Page 465
3.2 Adaptive Phase Control in the SH......Page 467
References......Page 468
1 Introduction......Page 470
2.1 Regenerative Amplifier......Page 471
2.2 Dispersion Control of a DPA System\r......Page 472
3 Amplification and Compression of the Laser Pulses......Page 475
4 Conclusions......Page 476
References......Page 478
1 Introduction......Page 479
2 Theory......Page 480
3 XPW in the 1-mJ Range\r......Page 481
4 Conclusions......Page 485
References......Page 486
1 Introduction......Page 487
2 Laser System......Page 488
3 Compression Experiment......Page 490
References......Page 492
1 Introduction......Page 494
2 Experimental Setup......Page 495
3 Results......Page 496
4 Conclusion......Page 498
References......Page 499
1 Introduction......Page 500
2 Three-Stage OPCPA......Page 501
3 Control of AOPF\r......Page 502
4 10 TW OPCPA/Ti:sapphire Hybrid Laser System\r......Page 503
5 Discussion......Page 505
References......Page 506
1 Introduction......Page 507
2 Known Pump-Seed Synchronization Technique......Page 508
3 Injection Seeding of the Pump Laser......Page 509
3.1 Frequency-Shifted Seeding......Page 510
3.2 Direct Seeding......Page 511
4 Optically Synchronized OPCPA......Page 512
5 Timing Jitter......Page 515
References......Page 516
2 Ongoing Setup......Page 518
2.1 Preamplifier Only......Page 519
2.2 Both Preamplifier and Power Amplifier......Page 520
4 Conclusions and Perspectives......Page 521
References......Page 522
1 Introduction......Page 523
2 Experimental Setup......Page 524
3 Results and Discussion......Page 525
4 Conclusions......Page 526
References......Page 527
2 OPCPA Laser at 1064 nm \r......Page 528
4 Conclusions......Page 530
References......Page 531