Simple few-shot method for spectrally resolving the wavefront of an ultrashort laser pulse

Slava Smartsev; Aaron Liberman; Igor A. Andriyash; Antoine Cavagna; Alessandro Flacco; Camilla Giaccaglia; Jaismeen Kaur; Joséphine Monzac; Sheroy Tata; Aline Vernier; Victor Malka; Rodrigo Lopez-Martens; Jérôme Faure

doi:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.502000

Simple few-shot method for spectrally resolving the wavefront of an ultrashort laser pulse

Slava Smartsev, Aaron Liberman, Igor A. Andriyash, Antoine Cavagna, Alessandro Flacco, Camilla Giaccaglia, Jaismeen Kaur, Joséphine Monzac, Sheroy Tata, Aline Vernier, Victor Malka, Rodrigo Lopez-Martens, Jérôme Faure

Department of Physics of Complex Systems

Weizmann Institute of Science

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Abstract

We present a novel, to the best of our knowledge, and straightforward approach for the spatio-spectral characterization of ultrashort pulses. This minimally intrusive method relies on placing a mask with specially arranged pinholes in the beam path before the focusing optic and retrieving the spectrally resolved laser wavefront from the speckle pattern produced at focus. We test the efficacy of this new method by accurately retrieving chromatic aberrations, such as pulse-front tilt (PFT), pulse-front curvature (PFC), and higher-order aberrations introduced by a spherical lens. The simplicity and scalability of this method, combined with its compatibility with single-shot operation, make it a strong complement to existing tools for high-intensity laser facilities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1900-1903
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	49
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.502000
State	Published - 15 Apr 2024

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Simple few-shot method for spectrally resolving the wavefront of an ultrashort laser pulse

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