title: Dispersion balancing of variable-delay monolithic pulse splitters.
abstract: We propose the use of birefringent materials to attain pulse separations suitable for pump-probe spectroscopy and spectral interferometry. By choice of material thickness and cut angle, it is possible to balance second-order dispersion while allowing for variable delays. The generated pulse pair is used to calibrate the phase response of an ultrafast liquid-crystal pulse shaper, and in the measurement of a rotational wave packet in impulsively aligned CO(2) molecules.
authors: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
authors: Philip
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authors: Schlup
authors: Jesse
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authors: Wilson
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authors: Hartinger
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authors: Bartels