Soft-x-ray interferometer for single-shot laser linewidth measurements

被引:21
作者
Chilla, JLA [1 ]
Rocca, JJ [1 ]
Martinez, OE [1 ]
Marconi, MC [1 ]
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[1] UNIV BUENOS AIRES,DEPT FIS,RA-1428 BUENOS AIRES,DF,ARGENTINA
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10.1364/OL.21.000955
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A soft-x-ray Mach-Zehnder interferometer configuration that makes use of the time delay introduced by diffraction gratings to conduct single-shot measurements of the linewidth of soft-x-ray laser amplifiers is proposed and analyzed. The scheme was experimentally demonstrated in the near-IR region of the spectrum by measurement of the mode separation of a semiconductor laser. A symmetric configuration with compensated time delays that can be implemented for plasma diagnostics and for evaluating soft-x-ray optics is also discussed. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America.
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