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0 pointsamelius2y ago0 comments

> while the pulse length is irrelevant

I was thinking along the lines of: 1 attosecond corresponds to .3nm, so very short wavelength, so very deep UV.

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The wave length and pulse length aren't the same thing though. The short pulsed lasers actually consists of light that have many different wave lengths in them!

ameliusOP2y ago

Yes, but shouldn't there be a peak in the spectrum near the frequency corresponding to the pulselength?

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0 pointsamelius2y ago0 comments

> while the pulse length is irrelevant

I was thinking along the lines of: 1 attosecond corresponds to .3nm, so very short wavelength, so very deep UV.

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EricLeer2y ago

The wave length and pulse length aren't the same thing though. The short pulsed lasers actually consists of light that have many different wave lengths in them!

ameliusOP2y ago

Yes, but shouldn't there be a peak in the spectrum near the frequency corresponding to the pulselength?

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