Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1537738 | Optics Communications | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In this work we present a matrix analysis of the sensitivity of otherwise dispersionless 4f and 2f–2f optical systems to misalignments resulting in spatio-temporal distortions of ultrashort laser pulses. Special attention is given to the possible creation of a pulse-front tilt (PFT). The exact analytical expression for the second-harmonic interferometric autocorrelation signal of an inverted-field autocorrelator is calculated. It confirms the effective broadening of the ultrashort pulses in the presence of an arbitrary PFT.
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Authors
Nasko Gorunski, Nikolay Dimitrov, Alexander Dreischuh, Gerhard G. Paulus,