Compression of femtosecond krypton fluoride excimer laser pulses
| dc.contributor.advisor | Sauerbrey, Roland A. | |
| dc.creator | Cote, Frederic | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-06-03T23:53:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-06-03T23:53:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1993 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Temporal characteristics of compressed femtosecond KrF pulses are measured with the help of a single-shot phase-sensitive autocorrelator for the UV. The performance of a prism compressor and the influence of higher order phase dispersion on the ultimate pulse width of compressed pulses is investigated. Self-phase modulation of high intensity femtosecond KrF pulses in MgF$\sb2$ is reported. The nonlinear refractive index n$\sb2$ (7.4 $\times$ 10$\sp{-16}$ $\pm$ 1.5 $\times$ 10$\sp{-16}$ cm$\sp2$/W) of MgF$\sb2$ is derived from the recorded broadened spectra. Implications of self-phase modulation in solids for compression of femtosecond KrF pulses are discussed. | |
| dc.format.extent | 90 p. | en_US |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.callno | Thesis Phys. 1993 Cote | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Cote, Frederic. "Compression of femtosecond krypton fluoride excimer laser pulses." (1993) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13710">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13710</a>. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13710 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.rights | Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder. | |
| dc.subject | Optics | |
| dc.title | Compression of femtosecond krypton fluoride excimer laser pulses | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.material | Text | |
| thesis.degree.department | Physics | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Natural Sciences | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Rice University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science |
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