Ultrafast Science, Volume. 2, Issue 1, 9858739(2022)

Attosecond Optical and Ramsey-Type Interferometry by Postgeneration Splitting of Harmonic Pulse

Takuya Matsubara1...2, Yasuo Nabekawa1,*, Kenichi L. Ishikawa3,4,5, Kaoru Yamanouchi2 and Katsumi Midorikawa1 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Attosecond Science Research Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
  • 2Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
  • 3Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
  • 4Photon Science Center, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
  • 5Research Institute for Photon Science and Laser Technology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: May. 2, 2022

    Accepted: Jun. 1, 2022

    Published Online: Sep. 28, 2023

    The Author Email: Nabekawa Yasuo (nabekawa@riken.jp)

    DOI:10.34133/2022/9858739

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