Direct measurement of light waves

E. Goulielmakis; M. Uiberacker; R. Kienberger; A. Baltuska; V. Yakovlev; A. Scrinzi; Th Westerwalbesloh; U. Kleineberg; U. Heinzmann; M. Drescher; F. Krausz

doi:10.1126/science.1100866

Direct measurement of light waves

E. Goulielmakis, M. Uiberacker, R. Kienberger, A. Baltuska, V. Yakovlev, A. Scrinzi, Th Westerwalbesloh, U. Kleineberg, U. Heinzmann, M. Drescher, F. Krausz

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Abstract

The electromagnetic field of visible light performs ∼ 10¹⁵ oscillations per second. Although many instruments are sensitive to the amplitude and frequency (or wavelength) of these oscillations, they cannot access the light field itself. We directly observed how the field built up and disappeared in a short, few-cycle pulse of visible laser light by probing the variation of the field strength with a 250-attosecond electron burst. Our apparatus allows complete characterization of few-cycle waves of visible, ultraviolet, and/or infrared light, thereby providing the possibility for controlled and reproducible synthesis of ultrabroadband light waveforms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1267-1269
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	305
Issue number	5688
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1100866
State	Published - 27 Aug 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Direct measurement of light waves

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