Plasma-blueshift spectral shear interferometry for characterization of ultimately short optical pulses.
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چکیده
We introduce a bandwidth-unlimited, dispersion- and shear-self-calibrated, timing-jitter-free pulse measurement technique based on a quasi-linear temporal phase modulation in a gas weakly ionized by a long pump pulse. Results of a 5 fs pulse characterization are reported.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 34 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009