Splitting of femtosecond laser pulses by using a Dammann grating and compensation gratings

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 767-772

  Li, Guowei ^a   Zhou, Changhe ^a   Dai, Enwen ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DISPERSION (WAVES); LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS; MICROMACHINING; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PROBES; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

COMPENSATION GRATINGS; DAMMANN GRATING; FEMTOSECOND LASER PULSES; PUMP PROBE MEASUREMENT; WALK-OFF EFFECT;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 17644395238     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.22.000767     Document Type: Article

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