Spectral broadening and pulse duration reduction during cross-polarized wave generation:: influence of the quadratic spectral phase

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作者：
Jullien, A.
Canova, L.
Albert, O. [1 ]
Boschetto, D.
Antonucci, L.
Cha, Y.-H.
Rousseau, J. P.
Chaudet, P.
Cheriaux, G.
Etchepare, J.
Kourtev, S.
Minkovski, N.
Saltiel, S. M.
机构：
[1] Ecole Polytech, Lab Opt Appl, Ecole Natl Super Techn Avancees, CNRS, F-91761 Palaiseau, France
[2] Univ Sofia, Fac Phys, Sofia 1164, Bulgaria
[3] Korea Atom Energy Res Inst, Quantum Opt Div, Taejon 305353, South Korea
[4] Thales Laser, F-91400 Orsay, France
来源：
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2007年 / 87卷 / 04期
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D O I：
10.1007/s00340-007-2685-8
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
Cross-polarized wave (XPW) generation is used for the contrast improvement of ultra-intense femtosecond laser pulses in a double CPA configuration. We present theoretical and experimental evidence that the XPW output spectrum depends in a predictable way on the input chirp. Therefore, a chirp controlled pulse can experience a pulse duration shortening up to a factor of root 3, and an initial amount of chirp that leads to the exact preservation of the spectral width of a given pulse can be predicted.
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