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Lith. J. Phys. 45, 369–372 (2005)
SIMPLE ULTRASHORT LIGHT PULSE
CHIRP MEASUREMENT DEVICE ∗
V. Kabelka
Institute of Physics, Savanorių 231, LT-02300 Vilnius,
Lithuania
E-mail: vidask@ktl.mii.lt
Received 10 October 2005
A simple device, Frequency Tracer (FT), for
simultaneous measurement of ultrashort light pulse duration and
chirp is presented. FT operation is based on the two-dimensional
image analysis (time versus frequency) of the non-colinear
secondharmonic autocorrelator beam, and FT enables one to evaluate
the temporal phase variation over the femtosecond pulse duration.
The spectral information of a fs pulse in FT originates from the
angular divergence of a second-harmonic signal beam, and there is
no need to use the spectral apparatus. Femtosecond pulses duration
and chirp measurements of the Ti:sapphire laser system multi-pass
amplifier (MPA) during adjustment of the compressor pair of
gratings were made.
Keywords: ultrafast pulses, ultrafast measurements, nonlinear
optics, temporal phase, optical device, correlators
PACS: 42.65.Re
∗ The report presented at the 36th Lithuanian National
Physics Conference, 16–18 June 2005, Vilnius, Lithuania
PAPRASTAS ULTRATRUMPŲJŲ ŠVIESOS
IMPULSŲ TRUKMĖS IR FAZINIŲ CHARAKTERISTIKŲ MATAVIMO ĮRENGINYS
V. Kabelka
Fizikos institutas, Vilnius, Lietuva
Pasiūlytas ir eksperimentiškai išbandytas
ultratrumpųjų šviesos impulsų trukmės ir fazinių charakteristikų
matavimo būdas ir įrenginys, pagrįstas nekolinearios antros
harmonikos spinduliuotės generavimu. Siūlomas būdas ir įrenginys
pasižymi paprastumu: fazinių charakteristikų registravimui
nereikalingas spektrinis prietaisas ir laikinės fazės iškraipymai
šviesos impulso trukmėje yra tiesiogiai nustatomi iš vieno lazerio
spinduliuotės blyksnio, nenaudojant sudėtingo matematinio
apdorojimo. Matavimų metu laikinės fazės iškraipymai yra
tiesiogiai susieti su laikine koordinate (nėra matavimų
neapibrėžtumo), kas leidžia nustatyti laiko ašies kryptį impulso
atžvilgiu.
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