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Lateral shearing interferometry of high-harmonic wavefronts

2011
Journal Articles

Abstract

We present a technique for frequency-resolved wavefront characterization of high harmonics based on lateral shearing interferometry. Tilted replicas of the driving laser pulse are produced by a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, producing separate focii in the target. The interference of the resulting harmonics on a flat-field extreme ultraviolet spectrometer yields the spatial phase derivative. A comprehensive set of spatial profiles, resolved by harmonic order, validate the technique and reveal the interplay of single-atom and macroscopic effects. © 2011 Optical Society of America.

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2011
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/892a3abb-8df4-4987-a707-452cb7fa8ae7

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