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A robust all-non-optical method for the characterization of single-shot few-cycle laser pulses

Atomic Physics 2009-06-15 v1

Abstract

An all non-optical method for accurately determining the pulse parameters of individual few-cycle laser shots is presented. By analyzing the "left" and "right" asymmetry of high-energy photoelectrons along the polarization axis using the recently developed quantitative rescattering theory, we show that the carrier-envelope phase, the pulse duration and the peak intensity of each single-shot pulse can be readily retrieved. Unlike optical measurements, this method provides the laser intensity in the interaction region directly.

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@article{arxiv.0906.2256,
  title  = {A robust all-non-optical method for the characterization of single-shot few-cycle laser pulses},
  author = {Zhangjin Chen and T. Wittmann and C. D. Lin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.2256},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 papges, 4 figures