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Space-time coupling of shaped ultrafast ultraviolet pulses from an acousto-optic programmable dispersive filter
- Source :
- Journal of the Optical Society of America B, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, Optical Society of America, 2011, 28 (1), pp.58-64. ⟨10.1364/JOSAB.28.000058⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- A comprehensive experimental analysis of spatio-temporal coupling effects inherent to the acousto-optic programmable dispersive filter (AOPDF) is presented. Phase and amplitude measurements of the AOPDF transfer function are performed using spatially and spectrally resolved interferometry. Spatio-temporal and spatio-spectral coupling effects are presented for a range of shaped pulses that are commonly used in quantum control experiments. These effects are shown to be attributable to a single mechanism: a group-delay--dependent displacement of the shaped pulse. The physical mechanism is explained and excellent quantitative agreement between the measured and calculated coupling speed is obtained. The implications for quantum control experiments are discussed.<br />Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures; accepted for publication within JOSA B
- Subjects :
- Coupling
Femtosecond pulse shaping
Materials science
business.industry
Phase (waves)
FOS: Physical sciences
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
01 natural sciences
Pulse shaping
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
law.invention
010309 optics
Interferometry
Optics
Amplitude
Acousto-optic programmable dispersive filter
law
0103 physical sciences
010306 general physics
business
Ultrashort pulse
ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Physics - Optics
Optics (physics.optics)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 07403224 and 15208540
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the Optical Society of America B, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, Optical Society of America, 2011, 28 (1), pp.58-64. ⟨10.1364/JOSAB.28.000058⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bb0393902b00a38223fbeb21a04932c8