Extreme ultraviolet interferometry measurements with high-order harmonics

D Descamps, C Lynga, J Norin, Anne L'Huillier, Claes-Göran Wahlström, J. F Hergott, H Merdji, P Salieres, M Bellini, T. W Hansch

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Abstract

We demonstrate that high-order harmonics generated by short, intense laser pulses in gases provide an interesting radiation source for extreme ultraviolet interferometry, since they are tunable, coherent, of short pulse duration, and simple to manipulate. Harmonics from the 9th to the 15th are used to measure the thickness of an aluminum layer. The 11th harmonic is used to determine the spatial distribution of the electron density of a plasma produced by a 300-ps laser. Electronic densities higher than 2-10(20) electrons/cm(3) are measured. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America. OCIS codes: 190.0190, 190.4160, 190.7110, 120.3180, 140.7240, 350.4500.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)135-137
JournalOptics Letters
Volume25
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

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