Title :
Measurement of femtosecond pulse shapes via ionization of air
Author :
Ripoche, Jean-François ; Lange, H. Rüdiger ; France, M.A. ; Prade, Bernard S. ; Rousseau, Pascal ; Mysyrowicz, André
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
In summary, we have demonstrated a new method for the characterization of ultrashort pulses which can be easily implemented and which is particularly well suited to high intensity lasers. It is shown that it is possible to simply determine the temporal shape of femtosecond pulses using plasma-induced cross-phase modulation in ionized air
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser variables measurement; optical modulation; phase modulation; photoionisation; spectral analysis; spectral line breadth; air; femtosecond laser pulse shape measurement; femtosecond pulse shape measurement; high intensity lasers; ionization; ionized air; plasma-induced cross-phase modulation; temporal shape; ultrashort pulses; Ionization; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Plasma measurements; Probes; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Pulse shaping methods; Shape measurement; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.686736
