Direct spatiotemporal measurements of accelerating ultrashort Bessel-type light bullets

Heli Valtna-Lukner; Pamela Bowlan; Madis Lõhmus; Peeter Piksarv; Rick Trebino; Peeter Saari

doi:10.1364/oe.17.014948

Direct spatiotemporal measurements of accelerating ultrashort Bessel-type light bullets

Opt Express. 2009 Aug 17;17(17):14948-55. doi: 10.1364/oe.17.014948.

Authors

Heli Valtna-Lukner¹, Pamela Bowlan, Madis Lõhmus, Peeter Piksarv, Rick Trebino, Peeter Saari

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Riia 142, Tartu, 51014 Estonia. heli.lukner@ut.ee

PMID: 19687973
DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.014948

Abstract

We measure the spatiotemporal field of ultrashort pulses with complex spatiotemporal profiles using the linear-optical, interferometric pulse-measurement technique SEA TADPOLE. Accelerating and decelerating ultrashort, localized, nonspreading Bessel-X wavepackets were generated from a approximately 27 fs duration Ti:Sapphire oscillator pulse using a combination of an axicon and a convex or concave lens. The wavefields are measured with approximately 5 microm spatial and approximately 15 fs temporal resolutions. Our experimental results are in good agreement with theoretical calculations and numerical simulations.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.