Interferometric measurement of femtosecond pulse distortion by lenses

An interferometric method for measurement of femtosecond pulse distortion caused by lenses is described. The linear method allows measurements at low intensity with precision approaching 1 fs. Data for several high numerical aperture microscope objective lenses are presented showing single pass wave...

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Published inOptics communications Vol. 126; no. 4; pp. 185 - 190
Main Authors Radzewicz, C, la Grone, M.J, Krasinski, J.S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.05.1996
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Lenses, prisms and mirrors
Optical elements, devices, and systems
Optics
Physics
Wave optics
Wave propagation, transmission and absorption
Numerical aperture
Wave propagation
Distortion
fs range
Experimental study
Pulses
Pulsed lasers
Microscopes
Interferometry
Lenses
Wave packets
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Summary:An interferometric method for measurement of femtosecond pulse distortion caused by lenses is described. The linear method allows measurements at low intensity with precision approaching 1 fs. Data for several high numerical aperture microscope objective lenses are presented showing single pass wavepacket distortion between 9 and 18 fs.
ISSN:0030-4018
1873-0310
DOI:10.1016/0030-4018(96)00060-0