Title :
Phase Characterization and Adaptive Pulse Compression Using MIIPS In Air
Author :
Harris, D. Ahmasi ; Shane, Janelle C. ; Lozovoy, Vadim V. ; Dantus, Marcos
Author_Institution :
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing
Abstract :
We introduce a noninterferometric single beam method for accurate characterization and adaptive compression of amplified femtosecond pulses. This new method, air-MIIPS, exploits the third harmonic generation in air to measure and compensate high-order phase distortions.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; multiphoton processes; optical distortion; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse compression; MIIPS; adaptive pulse compression; amplified femtosecond pulses; high-order phase distortion; multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan; noninterferometric single beam method; phase characterization; third harmonic generation; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods; Sea measurements; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452980
