As the duration of pulses generated by modern lasers approaches that of a single optical cycle, the absolute phase of the wave-packets in such pulses becomes important. A new method for measuring this phase could aid their use in both high-field physics and attosecond pulse generation.
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Steinmeyer, G. Terahertz meets attoscience. Nature Phys 2, 305–306 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys304
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