Characterizing ultrashort laser pulses with second harmonic dispersion scans

[EN]The dispersion scan (d-scan) technique has emerged as a simple-to-implement characterization method for ultrashort laser pulses. D-scan traces are intuitive to interpret and retrieval algorithms that are both fast and robust have been developed to obtain the spectral phase and the temporal pulse...

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Authors: Sytcevich, Ivan, Guo, Chen, Mikaelsson, Sara, Vogelsang, Jan, Viotti, Anne-Lise, Alonso Fernández, Benjamín, Romero, Rosa, Guerreiro, Paulo T., Sola Larrañaga, Iñigo Juan, L’Huillier, Anne, Crespo, Helder, Miranda, Miguel, Arnold, Cord L.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repository:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/147199
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/147199
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:High harmonic generation
Phase retrieval
Spectral phase interferometry for direct field reconstruction
Supercontinuum lasers
Ultrafast lasers
Ultrashort pulses
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Summary:[EN]The dispersion scan (d-scan) technique has emerged as a simple-to-implement characterization method for ultrashort laser pulses. D-scan traces are intuitive to interpret and retrieval algorithms that are both fast and robust have been developed to obtain the spectral phase and the temporal pulse profile. Here, we shortly review the second harmonic generation d-scan technique, focusing predominantly on results obtained at the Lund Laser Centre. We describe and compare recent implementations for the characterization of few- and multi-cycle pulses as well as two different approaches for recording d-scan traces in a single shot, thus showing the versatility of the technique.