Title :
Space-time distortion elimination for shaped ultrafast laser pulses
Author :
Xu, Bingwei ; Lozovoy, Vadim V. ; Li, Haowen ; Dantus, Marcos
Author_Institution :
BioPhotonic Solutions Inc., Okemos, MI, USA
Abstract :
We report design parameters to eliminate or minimize the spatial distortion for shaped femtosecond pulses after a Fourier-transform pulse shaper, theoretically and experimentally. We conclude that all distortions are avoided with correct pulse shaper setup.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; optical distortion; optical pulse shaping; Fourier-transform pulse shaper; space-time distortion elimination; spatial distortion minimization; ultrafast laser pulse shaping; Distortion measurement; Laser beams; Laser noise; Mirrors; Nonlinear distortion; Optical distortion; Optical pulse shaping; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods; (320.5540) Pulse shaping; (320.7100) Ultrafast measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
