Temporal characterization of ultrashort high-power laser pulses

Andrew Rundquist; Sterling John Backus; Gregory Taft; Justin Peatross; Margaret M. Murnane; Henry C. Kapteyn

doi:10.1117/12.239708

8 May 1996 Temporal characterization of ultrashort high-power laser pulses

Andrew Rundquist, Sterling John Backus, Gregory Taft, Justin Peatross, Margaret M. Murnane, Henry C. Kapteyn

Proceedings Volume 2701, Generation, Amplification, and Measurement of Ultrashort Laser Pulses III; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239708
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Full characterization of the electric field amplitude and shape of an ultrashort optical pulse is important for a number of fields of research, such as high-field atomic and plasma physics, and the generation of ultrashort-pulse XUV and soft x-ray radiation. We have used the technique of frequency-resolved optical gating (FROG) to characterize low-energy pulses as short as 13 fs duration, and high peak-power pulses as short as 25 fs. We discuss experimental considerations for implementing FROG for very short pulses, and the limitations of the technique.

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Andrew Rundquist, Sterling John Backus, Gregory Taft, Justin Peatross, Margaret M. Murnane, and Henry C. Kapteyn "Temporal characterization of ultrashort high-power laser pulses", Proc. SPIE 2701, Generation, Amplification, and Measurement of Ultrashort Laser Pulses III, (8 May 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239708

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