Title :
Characterization techniques for aligning spatio-temporal focused ultrafast pulses
Author :
Meier, Amanda K. ; Greco, Maria ; Durfee, Charles G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
To optimize intensity-localization in spatio-temporally focused ultrafast beams we demonstrate spectral interferometric and spectrally-resolved knife edge scan methods to characterize lateral and angular spatial chirp. A novel dispersion scan yields the focused-pulse spectral phase.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; light interferometry; spatiotemporal phenomena; angular spatial chirp; dispersion scan; focused-pulse spectral phase; intensity localization; lateral spatial chirp; spatio-temporal focused ultrafast pulses; spatiotemporally focused ultrafast beams; spectral interferometric method; spectrally-resolved knife edge scan method; Chirp; Dispersion; Frequency measurement; Laser beams; Optical interferometry; Optics; Sagnac interferometers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
