Characterization of broadband few-cycle laser pulses with the d-scan technique.

[EN]We present an analysis and demonstration of few-cycle ultrashort laser pulse characterization using second-harmonic dispersion scans and numerical phase retrieval algorithms. The sensitivity and robustness of this technique with respect to noise, measurement bandwidth and complexity of the measu...

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Autores: Miranda, Miguel, Arnold, Cord L., Fordell, Thomas, Silva, Francisco, Alonso Fernández, Benjamín, Weigand, Rosa, L’Huillier, Anne, Crespo, Helder
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/156181
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/156181
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Femtosecond lasers
Nonlinear optical crystals
Phase matching
Phase modulation
Pulse compression
Ultrafast lasers
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Sumario:[EN]We present an analysis and demonstration of few-cycle ultrashort laser pulse characterization using second-harmonic dispersion scans and numerical phase retrieval algorithms. The sensitivity and robustness of this technique with respect to noise, measurement bandwidth and complexity of the measured pulses is discussed through numerical examples and experimental results. Using this technique, we successfully demonstrate the characterization of few-cycle pulses with complex and structured spectra generated from a broadband ultrafast laser oscillator and a high-energy hollow fiber compressor.