• Ultrafast Science
  • Vol. 2, Issue 1, 9858739 (2022)
Takuya Matsubara1,2, Yasuo Nabekawa1,*, Kenichi L. Ishikawa3,4,5, Kaoru Yamanouchi2, and Katsumi Midorikawa1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Attosecond Science Research Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
  • 2Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
  • 3Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
  • 4Photon Science Center, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
  • 5Research Institute for Photon Science and Laser Technology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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    DOI: 10.34133/2022/9858739 Cite this Article
    Takuya Matsubara, Yasuo Nabekawa, Kenichi L. Ishikawa, Kaoru Yamanouchi, Katsumi Midorikawa. Attosecond Optical and Ramsey-Type Interferometry by Postgeneration Splitting of Harmonic Pulse[J]. Ultrafast Science, 2022, 2(1): 9858739 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Takuya Matsubara, Yasuo Nabekawa, Kenichi L. Ishikawa, Kaoru Yamanouchi, Katsumi Midorikawa. Attosecond Optical and Ramsey-Type Interferometry by Postgeneration Splitting of Harmonic Pulse[J]. Ultrafast Science, 2022, 2(1): 9858739
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