Effects of aberrations in spatiotemporal focusing of ultrashort laser pulses
Spatiotemporal focusing, or simultaneous spatial and temporal focusing (SSTF), has already been adopted for various applications in microscopy, photoactivation for biological studies, and laser fabrication. We investigate the effects of aberrations on focus formation in SSTF, in particular, the effe...
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Published in | Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science, and vision Vol. 31; no. 4; p. 765 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.04.2014
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Summary: | Spatiotemporal focusing, or simultaneous spatial and temporal focusing (SSTF), has already been adopted for various applications in microscopy, photoactivation for biological studies, and laser fabrication. We investigate the effects of aberrations on focus formation in SSTF, in particular, the effects of phase aberrations related to low-order Zernike modes and a refractive index mismatch between the immersion medium and sample. By considering a line focus, we are able to draw direct comparison between the performance of SSTF and conventional spatial focusing (SF). Wide-field SSTF is also investigated and is found to be much more robust to aberrations than either line SSTF or SF. These results show the sensitivity of certain focusing methods to specific aberrations, and can inform on the necessity and benefit of aberration correction. |
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ISSN: | 1520-8532 |
DOI: | 10.1364/JOSAA.31.000765 |