Spatio-temporal characterization of intense few-cycle 2 μm pulses
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Abstract
We present a variant of spatially encoded spectral shearing interferometry for measuring two-dimensional spatio-temporal slices of few-cycle pulses centered around 2μm. We demonstrate experimentally that the device accurately retrieves the pulse-front tilt caused by angular dispersion of two-cycle pulses. We then use the technique to characterize 500–650 μJ pulses from a hollow fiber pulse compressor, with durations as short as 7.1 fs (1.3 optical cycles).
Date Issued
2016-10-14
Date Acceptance
2016-08-22
Citation
Optics Express, 2016, 24 (21), pp.24786-24798
ISSN
1094-4087
Publisher
Optical Society of America
Start Page
24786
End Page
24798
Journal / Book Title
Optics Express
Volume
24
Issue
21
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Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Commission of the European Communities
Grant Number
EP/I032517/1
290467
Subjects
Optics
0205 Optical Physics
1005 Communications Technologies
0906 Electrical And Electronic Engineering
Publication Status
Published