Abstract
Precise knowledge of the behavior of the phase of light in the focus of a laser beam is fundamental to understand and control laser-driven processes. More than a hundred years ago the axial phase evolution for focused monochromatic light beams was described and is now commonly known as the Gouy phase [1]. Recent theoretical work has brought into question the validity of applying this monochromatic phase formulation to the broadband laser pulses becoming ubiquitous today [2]. The need for investigation of the spatial behavior of the local carrier-envelope phase (CEP) is also underscored by experimental studies, which suggest deviations from the monochromatic Gouy phase (see for instance [3]).
Highlights
Precise knowledge of the behaviour of the phase of light in the focus of a laser beam is fundamental to understand and control laser-driven processes
We present a three-dimensional measurement of the local focal phase in a focused broadband Gaussian laser beam and find strong deviations from the commonly assumed Gouy phase, with wide ramifications for ultrafast physics
Direct, three-dimensional measurement of the focal carrier-envelope phase (CEP) evolution of a few-cycle (4-fs), near-infrared laser beam, spanning a range of seven times
Summary
Precise knowledge of the behaviour of the phase of light in the focus of a laser beam is fundamental to understand and control laser-driven processes. More than a hundred years ago the axial phase evolution for focused monochromatic light beams was described and is commonly known as the Gouy phase [1]. Recent theoretical work has brought into question the validity of applying this monochromatic phase formulation to the broadband laser pulses becoming ubiquitous today [2]. The need for investigation of the spatial behaviour of the local carrier-envelope phase (CEP) is underscored by experimental studies, which suggest deviations from the monochromatic Gouy phase (see for instance [3])
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