Open AccessWavefront analysis of a white-light supercontinuum
Author(s) -
Emma Kueny,
Joachim Meier,
Xavier Lévecq,
Nadezda Varkentina,
Franz X. Kärtner,
Anne-Laure Calendron
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.26.031299
Subject(s) - supercontinuum , optics , wavefront , wavefront sensor , adaptive optics , physics , wavelength , laser , picosecond , white light , deformable mirror , materials science , photonic crystal fiber
The wavefront quality of white-light supercontinuum is crucial for applications like waveform synthesis or imaging. It has been here generated by 1030 nm centered sub-picosecond pulses in YAG and characterized with a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor across different parts of the spectrum. It shows a good wavefront quality of λ/11 and little dependence on the wavelength of the supercontinuum. The wavefront deformations are transferred from the driver laser wavefront to the supercontinuum independently of the wavelength.