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Simple devices for measuring complex ultrashort pulses
Author(s) -
Trebino R.,
Bowlan P.,
Gabolde P.,
Gu X.,
Akturk S.,
Kimmel M.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
laser and photonics reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.778
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1863-8899
pISSN - 1863-8880
DOI - 10.1002/lpor.200810032
Subject(s) - optics , simple (philosophy) , ultrashort pulse , photon , laser , focus (optics) , physics , computer science , philosophy , epistemology
We describe experimentally simple, accurate, and reliable methods for measuring from very simple to potentially very complex ultrashort laser pulses. With only a few easily aligned components, these methods allow the measurement of a wide range of pulses, including those with time‐bandwidth products greater than 1000 and those with energies of only a few hundred photons. In addition, two new, very simple methods allow the measurement of the complete spatio‐temporal intensity and phase of even complex pulses on a single shot or at a tight focus.