Phase and intensity characterization of femtosecond pulses from a chirped-pulse amplifier by frequency-resolved optical gating. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Frequency-resolved optical gating (FROG) measurements were made to characterize pulses from a Ti:sapphire chirped-pulse amplified laser system. By characterizing both the pulse intensity and the phase, the FROG data provided the first direct observation to our knowledge of residual phase distortion in a chirped-pulse amplifier. The FROG technique was also used to measure the regenerative amplifier dispersion and to characterize an amplitude-shaped pulse. The data provide an experimental demonstration of the value of FROG for characterizing complex pulses, including tailored femtosecond pulses for quantum control.

published proceedings

  • Opt Lett

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Kohler, B., Yakovlev, V. V., Wilson, K. R., Squier, J., Delong, K. W., & Trebino, R.

citation count

  • 57

complete list of authors

  • Kohler, B||Yakovlev, VV||Wilson, KR||Squier, J||Delong, KW||Trebino, R

publication date

  • January 1995