PULSE-COMPRESSION AND TRAVELING-WAVE EXCITATION SCHEME USING A SINGLE DISPERSIVE ELEMENT

被引:27
作者
SZATMARI, S [1 ]
KUHNLE, G [1 ]
SIMON, P [1 ]
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[1] LASER LAB GOTTINGEN EV, W-3400 GOTTINGEN, GERMANY
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10.1364/AO.29.005372
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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A single dispersive element is shown to be sufficient for simultaneous pulse compression and tilting of the pulse front, and therefore well-suited for traveling-wave excitation of targets. It is shown that in all the previous arrangements used for traveling wave excitation, spatially dependent group velocity dispersion occurs along the target. A compensated arrangement is proposed that provides pulse compression at the target-plane and exact synchronism between the pump and the generated pulses for various targets.
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页码:5372 / 5379
页数:8
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