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Spatiotemporal Amplitude and Phase Retrieval of Bessel-X pulses using a Hartmann-Shack Sensor

Optics 2015-05-13 v1

Abstract

We propose a new experimental technique, which allows for a complete characterization of ultrashort optical pulses both in space and in time. Combining the well-known Frequency-Resolved-Optical-Gating technique for the retrieval of the temporal profile of the pulse with a measurement of the near-field made with an Hartmann-Shack sensor, we are able to retrieve the spatiotemporal amplitude and phase profile of a Bessel-X pulse. By following the pulse evolution along the propagation direction we highlight the superluminal propagation of the pulse peak.

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@article{arxiv.0904.0952,
  title  = {Spatiotemporal Amplitude and Phase Retrieval of Bessel-X pulses using a Hartmann-Shack Sensor},
  author = {Fabio Bonaretti and Daniele Faccio and Matteo Clerici and Jens Biegert and Paolo Di Trapani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.0952},
  year   = {2015}
}