Attosecond chirp compensation over broadband high-order harmonics to generate near transform-limited 63 as pulses

Abstract

By generating broadband high-harmonic pulses from neon and compensating for attosecond chirp by the material dispersion of argon, the generation of near transform-limited 63 as pulses was achieved. The spectral phase analysis showed that, without proper compensation, the attosecond chirp of the broadband harmonics caused splitting of attosecond high-harmonic pulses in addition to pulse broadening. Although it was attained only within a limited spectral range, the attosecond chirp compensation was successful in bringing out pulse compression over broad harmonics, which signifies the effectiveness of the attosecond chirp compensation by material dispersion.