Ultrashort pulse chirp measurement via transverse second-harmonic generation in strontium barium niobate crystal

Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4922144· OSTI ID:22412534

Trull, J.; Wang, B.; Parra, A.; Vilaseca, R.; Cojocaru, C. ^[1]; Sola, I. ^[2]; Krolikowski, W. ^[3]; Sheng, Y. ^[3]

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1. Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica Catalunya, Terrassa 08222 (Spain)
2. Grupo de Investigación en Óptica Extrema (GIOE), Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced s/n, 37008 Salamanca (Spain)
3. Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200 (Australia)

Pulse compression in dispersive strontium barium niobate crystal with a random size and distribution of the anti-parallel orientated nonlinear domains is observed via transverse second harmonic generation. The dependence of the transverse width of the second harmonic trace along the propagation direction allows for the determination of the initial chirp and duration of pulses in the femtosecond regime. This technique permits a real-time analysis of the pulse evolution and facilitates fast in-situ correction of pulse chirp acquired in the propagation through an optical system.

• OSTI ID: 22412534
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 22; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
BARIUM
CRYSTALS
HARMONIC GENERATION
NIOBATES
OPTICAL SYSTEMS
PULSES
STRONTIUM