Compensation of second-order dispersion in femtosecond pulses after filamentation using volume holographic transmission gratings recorded in dichromated gelatin

We have designed and developed a pulse compressor with volume transmission holographic gratings to be implemented in post-compression experiments based on filamentation in gases. Pulse compression down to 13 fs has been demonstrated. The gratings have been recorded in commercial PFG-04 dichromated g...

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Autores: Villamarín, Ayalid, Sola Larrañaga, Iñigo Juan, Collados, María-Victoria, Atencia, Jesús, Varela, Óscar, Alonso Fernández, Benjamín, Méndez, C., San Román Álvarez de Lara, Julio, Arias Tobalina, Isabel, Roso Franco, Luis, Quintanilla, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/146819
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/146819
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ablation Threshold
Spectral Phase
White Light Source
Group Delay Dispersion
Femtosecond pulses
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Sumario:We have designed and developed a pulse compressor with volume transmission holographic gratings to be implemented in post-compression experiments based on filamentation in gases. Pulse compression down to 13 fs has been demonstrated. The gratings have been recorded in commercial PFG-04 dichromated gelatin emulsions with a recording wavelength of 532 nm, attaining sufficient index modulation to achieve high efficiency when they are illuminated by an 800-nm laser.