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Characterization of ultrafast interactions with materials through the direct measurement of the optical phase

Published

Author(s)

Tracy S. Clement, G Rodriguez, W M. Wood, A J. Taylor

Abstract

The change in phase of ultrashot optical pulses induced by traveling through nonlinear media is used to determine the nonlinear index of refraction and to study the dynamics of femtosecond optical-field-ionization of noble gases.
Proceedings Title
Generation, Amplification and Measurement of Ultrashort Laser Pulses, Conference |3rd|Generation, Amplification and Measurement of Ultrashort Laser Pulses III |SPIE
Volume
Issue 2701
Conference Dates
January 1, 1996
Conference Title
Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering

Keywords

ionization, nonlinear index of refraction, phase measurement, plasma dynamics, strong-field ionization, ultrashot pulse laser

Citation

Clement, T. , Rodriguez, G. , Wood, W. and Taylor, A. (1996), Characterization of ultrafast interactions with materials through the direct measurement of the optical phase, Generation, Amplification and Measurement of Ultrashort Laser Pulses, Conference |3rd|Generation, Amplification and Measurement of Ultrashort Laser Pulses III |SPIE (Accessed April 23, 2024)
Created May 1, 1996, Updated February 17, 2017