Generation of femtosecond paraxial beams with arbitrary spatial distribution

We present an approach to generate paraxial laser beams with arbitrary spatial distribution in the femtosecond time regime. The proposed technique is based upon a pair of volume phase holographic gratings working in parallel arrangement. It exploits the spatial coherence properties of the incoming l...

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Autores: Martínez Matos, Óscar, Rodrigo Martín-Romo, José Augusto, Hernández Garay, María de la Paz, Izquierdo González, Jesús, Weigand Talavera, Rosa María, Calvo Padilla, María Luisa, Cheben, Pavel, Vaveliuk, Pablo, Bañares Morcillo, Luis
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/44157
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44157
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:535
Dispersion Compensation
Pulses
Vortices
Óptica (Física)
2209.19 Óptica Física
Descrição
Resumo:We present an approach to generate paraxial laser beams with arbitrary spatial distribution in the femtosecond time regime. The proposed technique is based upon a pair of volume phase holographic gratings working in parallel arrangement. It exploits the spatial coherence properties of the incoming laser beam in a compact and robust setup that mitigates angular and spatial chirp. The gratings were recorded in a photopolymerizable glass with a high optical damage threshold and a large optical throughput. Setup performance is studied and experimentally demonstrated by generating Laguerre-Gaussian femtosecond pulses.