Design and characterization of extreme-ultraviolet broadband mirrors for attosecond science

Summary, in English

A novel multilayer mirror was designed and fabricated based on a recently developed three-material technology aimed both at reaching reflectivities of about 20% and at controlling dispersion over a bandwidth covering photon energies between 35 and 50 eV. The spectral phase upon reflection was retrieved by measuring interferences in a two-color ionization process using high-order harmonics produced from a titanium: sapphire laser. We demonstrate the feasibility of designing and characterizing phase-controlled broadband optics in the extreme-ultraviolet domain, which should facilitate the manipulation of attosecond pulses for applications.

• Author: AS Morlens; R Lopez-Martens; O Boyko; P Zeitoun; P Balcou; Katalin Varju; Erik Mansten; Thomas Remetter; Anne L'Huillier; S Kazamias; J Gautier; F Delmotte; MF Ravet
• Department/s: Atomic Physics
• Publishing year: 2006
• Language: English
• Pages: 1558-1560
• Publication/Series: Optics Letters
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 10
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• Links: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-31-10-1558
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Optical Society of America
• Topic: Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 0146-9592