Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 6, 0632001(2020)

Algorithm to Reconstruct Ultra-Fast X-Ray Pulse Based on Terahertz Modulation

Chengming Li1,3,4 and Bin Li1,2,3,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
  • 3School of Physical Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 4University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Figures & Tables(8)
    Schematic diagram for the principle of terahertz field modulated FEL induced photoelectron time and energy distribution
    Simulation results with delays of -60 fs, 0 fs, and 60 fs. (a)-(c) Correlation in-between the terahertz streaked photoelectron final energy and initial energy at different time delays; (d)-(f) photoelectron final energy spectrum distribution
    Photoelectron spectrum of FEL pulses with different lengths at the zero point of the terahertz vector potential. (a)-(c) Pulse length is 35 fs, 20 fs, and 10 fs respectively
    Schematic diagram for two arbitary FEL pulses with various mutual delays modulated by terahertz field near to the zero-crossing of its vector potential, where the pulse lengths are 50 fs and 35 fs. (a) Schematic diagram of double-pulse modulation by terahertz vector potential, when the double pulses are relative to the zero of terahertz vector potentials are -40 fs and 70 fs; (b) variation of center enegy of photoelectron spectrum with delays of double-pulse in Fig. (a); (c)(d) schematic diagram
    Relative errors between retrieval result and original FEL pulse in different lengths, deviated from the zero of terahertz vector potential from -100 fs to 100 fs
    Offset errors for center energy of photonelectron spectrum at different delays under an identical terahertz streaking field for FEL pulses with different pulse lengths. (a) 20 fs; (b) 10 fs
    • Table 1. Retrieval results and modulation spectrum width spread of pulses with different FEL pulse widths at different delays

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      Table 1. Retrieval results and modulation spectrum width spread of pulses with different FEL pulse widths at different delays

      Actual pulse duration /fsRetrieved pulse duration at different delays /fsSpectral boradening at different delays /eV
      -60060-60060
      5044.58(-10.84%)49.35(-1.3%)52.80(+5.60%)6.447.418.11
      3530.95(-11.57%)34.56(-1.25%)37.21(+6.31%)3.794.485.00
      2017.01(-14.95%)19.77(-1.15%)21.83(+9.60%)1.431.852.20
      106.87(-30.5%)9.92(-0.80%)12.13(+21.3%)0.270.540.78
    • Table 2. Retrieval errors of 5 fs FEL pulse under different delays

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      Table 2. Retrieval errors of 5 fs FEL pulse under different delays

      Delay /fs-40-30-20-10020406080
      Error /%--63.6-32.6-18+1.6+23.2+41.4+61.8+74.6
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    Paper Information

    Category: Ultrafast Optics

    Received: Oct. 28, 2019

    Accepted: Dec. 2, 2019

    Published Online: Mar. 6, 2020

    The Author Email: Li Bin (libin1995@sinap.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.0632001

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