Abstract
The interferometric measurement of an ultrashort optical pulse is demonstrated using three-photon ionization of Xe in a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MS). This approach allowed measurement of the third-order fringeresolved autocorrelation trace of an ultrashort optical pulse in the deep-ultraviolet (DUV) region. The pulse can be measured in situ using the same MS that is employed in ultrafast spectroscopy. Sensitivity (> 3 × 107 W) was sufficient to measure a DUV pulse used in such applications. This setup has the potential to measure the temporal duration of a broadband (204-306 nm) ultrashort optical pulse with no additional distortion in the temporal characteristics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 789-794 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)