In this work we demonstrate the appearance of a pulse crest curvature which differs from wave-front curvature in certain chirped pulse compressors within the femtosecond range. This happens because the spectrum is made to focus on a grating or a holographic optical element, and this cannot be achieved for all wavelengths. The phenomenon is analysed from the viewpoint of geometric diffraction, as a function of chromatism, and is tested by ray tracing. © 1996 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Documento: | Artículo |
Título: | Pulse crest surface curvature in some types of compressor |
Autor: | Simon, J.M.; Arias, I.; González-Talaván, G.; Blesa, A. |
Filiación: | Departamento de Fisíca Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, 37008, Spain Departamento de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Escuel a Universitaria Politécnica de Teruel, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain |
Palabras clave: | Aberrations; Diffraction gratings; Holographic optical elements; Light reflection; Surfaces; Chirped pulse compressors; Femtosecond pulses; Geometric diffraction; Pulse crest surface curvature; Wavefront curvature; Ultrafast phenomena |
Año: | 1996 |
Volumen: | 43 |
Número: | 6 |
Página de inicio: | 1211 |
Página de fin: | 1217 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500349608232798 |
Título revista: | Journal of Modern Optics |
Título revista abreviado: | J. Mod. Opt. |
ISSN: | 09500340 |
Registro: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_09500340_v43_n6_p1211_Simon |