Title :
Intuitive analysis of space-time focusing with double-ABCD calculation
Author :
Durfee, Charles ; Greco, Michael ; Block, Erica ; Vitek, Dawn ; Squier, Jeff A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
We analyze the structure of space-time focusing of spatially-chirped pulses using a technique where each frequency component of the beam follows its own Gaussian beamlet that in turn travels as a ray through the system.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; laser beams; optical self-focusing; Gaussian beamlet; beam follows; double-ABCD calculation; frequency component; intuitive analysis; space-time focusing; spatially-chirped pulses; Chirp; Focusing; Microscopy; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optimized production technology; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
