Time-frequency characterization of femtosecond extreme ultraviolet pulses

Phys Rev Lett. 2002 May 13;88(19):193901. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.193901. Epub 2002 Apr 25.

Abstract

We present energy-resolved cross-correlation measurements of an extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulse, generated as the fifth harmonic (15.5 eV) of an intense 80 fs laser pulse centered at 400 nm. Spectrally resolving the cross-correlation signal allows us to characterize the time-dependent frequency of the XUV pulse. We find that the fifth harmonic has a small negative chirp in excess of that predicted by perturbation theory. In addition, by manipulating the chirp of the driving laser we can induce and measure a positive or a negative chirp on the XUV pulse.