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Phase-matching-free ultrashort laser pulse characterization from a transient plasma lens

R. K. Bhalavi, P. Béjot, A. Leblanc, A. Dubrouil, F. Billard, O. Faucher, and E. Hertz

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Abstract

A phase-matching-free ultrashort pulse retrieval based on the defocusing of a laser-induced plasma is presented. In this technique, a pump pulse ionizes a rare gas providing a plasma lens whose creation time is ultrafast. A probe pulse propagating through this gas lens experiences a switch of its divergence. The spectrum of the diverging part, isolated by a coronograph, is measured as a function of the pump–probe delay, providing a spectrogram that allows for a comprehensive characterization of the temporal properties of the probe pulse. The method, called PI-FROSt for “plasma-induced frequency-resolved optical switching,” is simple, is free of phase-matching constraints, and can operate in both self- and cross-referenced configurations at ultrahigh repetition rate in the whole transparency range of the gas. The assessment of the method demonstrates laser pulse reconstructions of high reliability in both near-infrared (NIR) and ultraviolet (UV) spectral ranges.

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Supplement 1       Supplemental document provides additional data sets, an analysis of the reconstruction procedure, as well as a measurement of the lifetime of the plasma.

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