MOLECULAR ENGINEERING OF POLYMER-FILMS FOR AMPLITUDE AND PHASE MEASUREMENTS OF TI-SAPPHIRE FEMTOSECOND PULSES

Authors
YANKELEVICH DR PRETRE P KNOESEN A TAFT G MURNANE MM KAPTEYN HC TWIEG RJ
Citation
Dr. Yankelevich et al., MOLECULAR ENGINEERING OF POLYMER-FILMS FOR AMPLITUDE AND PHASE MEASUREMENTS OF TI-SAPPHIRE FEMTOSECOND PULSES, Optics letters, 21(18), 1996, pp. 1487-1489
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
21
Issue
18
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1487 - 1489
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1996)21:18<1487:MEOPFA>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Using second-harmonic frequency-resolved optical gating and a tricyano vinylaniline polymer thin film, we have measured the amplitude and the phase of mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser pulses as short as 13 fs. Thes e thin films are ideally suited for ultrashort-pulse diagnostics becau se they eliminate the angle tuning associated with birefringent phase- matched crystals, minimize pulse distortions introduced by group-veloc ity dispersion, and exhibit excellent photochemical stability. (C) 199 6 Optical Society of America