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Complete polarization control

The polarization state of isolated attosecond pulses generated by high-order harmonic generation can now be manipulated at will. The development opens the door for a multitude of ultrafast experiments to investigate chiral media.

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Fig. 1: Control over the polarization state of isolated attosecond pulses is achieved through control over the polarization of two input driving fields.

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Simpson, E.R., Mauritsson, J. Complete polarization control. Nature Photon 12, 316–317 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-018-0166-8

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