Open AccessBimorph piezo deformable mirror for femtosecond pulse shaping.
Author(s) -
Paweł Wnuk,
Czesław Radzewicz,
Jerzy S. Krasiński
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.13.004154
Subject(s) - bimorph , optics , deformable mirror , femtosecond , laser , femtosecond pulse shaping , gas compressor , materials science , compensation (psychology) , phase compensation , pulse (music) , adaptive optics , physics , acoustics , piezoelectricity , psychoanalysis , thermodynamics , phase noise , psychology , detector
We have developed a bimorph piezoceramic deformable mirror with 28 independently controlled vertical sectors. When used in a reflective 2 f setup the mirror enables phase compensation in the range of a few hundred radians. We have demonstrated that such a compressor is able to compress femtosecond laser pulses that had been initially stretched by a factor of 60 close to their initial shape.