Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-13-1998
Abstract
We have studied the temporal coherence of high-order harmonics (up to the 15th order) produced by focusing 100 fs laser pulses into an argon gas jet. We measure the visibility of the interference fringes, produced when two spatially separated harmonic sources interfere in the far field, as a function of the time delay between the two sources. In general, we find long coherence times, comparable to the expected pulse durations of the harmonics. For some of the harmonics, the interference pattern exhibits two regions, with significantly different coherence times. These results are interpreted in terms of different electronic trajectories contributing to harmonic generation. © 1998 American Physical Society.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Physical Review Letters
First Page
297
Last Page
300
Recommended Citation
Bellini, M., Lyngå, C., Tozzi, A., Gaarde, M., Hänsch, T., L'Huillier, A., & Wahlström, C. (1998). Temporal coherence of ultrashort high-order harmonic pulses. Physical Review Letters, 81 (2), 297-300. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.297