An achromatic lens for focusing femtosecond pulses: Direct measurement of femtosecond pulse front distortion using a second-order autocorrelation technique

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AmeerBeg, S
Langley, AJ
Ross, IN
Shaikh, W
Taday, PF
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[1] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB,CENT LASER FACIL,DIDCOT OX11 0QX,OXON,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV ESSEX,DEPT PHYS,COLCHESTER CO4 3SQ,ESSEX,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0030-4018(95)00483-1
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Pulse front distortion of ultrashort laser pulses in lenses used for ultrahigh intensity focusing in multiphoton ionisation experiments was measured using a second-order cross-correlation technique. An achromatic lens designed for diffraction limited f/2 focusing was shown to eliminate pulse front distortion and this was compared with the distortion caused by an f/2 doublet lens.
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