Coherence and bandwidth measurements of harmonics generated from solid surfaces irradiated by intense picosecond laser pulses

J. Zhang; Matthew Zepf; P.A. Norreys; A.E. Dangor; M. Bakarezos; C.N. Danson; A. Dyson; A.P. Fews; P. Gibbon; M.H. Key; P. Lee; P. Loukakos; S. Moustaizis; D. Neely; F.N. Walsh; J.S. Wark

Coherence and bandwidth measurements of harmonics generated from solid surfaces irradiated by intense picosecond laser pulses

J. Zhang
, Matthew Zepf
, P.A. Norreys
, A.E. Dangor
, M. Bakarezos
, C.N. Danson
, A. Dyson
, A.P. Fews
, P. Gibbon
, M.H. Key
, P. Lee
, P. Loukakos
, S. Moustaizis
, D. Neely
, F.N. Walsh
, J.S. Wark

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Abstract

We present measurements of the transverse and longitudinal coherence lengths of the fourth harmonic of a 1053-nm, 2.5-ps laser generated during high-intensity (up to 10(19) W cm(-2)) interactions with a solid target. Coherence lengths were measured by use of a Young's double-slit interferometer. The effective source size, as defined by the Van Cittert-Zernicke theorem, was found to be 10-12 mu m, and the coherence time was observed to be in the range 0.02-0.4 ps.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1597-1603
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physical Review A
Volume	54
Publication status	Published - 1996

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Zhang, J., Zepf, M., Norreys, P. A., Dangor, A. E., Bakarezos, M., Danson, C. N., Dyson, A., Fews, A. P., Gibbon, P., Key, M. H., Lee, P., Loukakos, P., Moustaizis, S., Neely, D., Walsh, F. N., & Wark, J. S. (1996). Coherence and bandwidth measurements of harmonics generated from solid surfaces irradiated by intense picosecond laser pulses. Physical Review A, 54, 1597-1603.

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Coherence and bandwidth measurements of harmonics generated from solid surfaces irradiated by intense picosecond laser pulses

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