title: Time-domain approach for designing dispersive mirrors based on the needle optimization technique. Theory.
abstract: We combine powerful and well-proven needle-optimization technique with time-domain optimization approach in order to obtain a new efficient method of designing dispersive mirrors. We also propose a new optimization criterion targeted at reaching shortest possible pulses with maximum possible energy at the exit of a compressor containing such mirrors. Proposed optimization criterion includes two parameters allowing one to adjust the relative weights of the mentioned targets with a high flexibility. The obtained results are compared with solutions of the "classical" optimization approach based on the optimization of a merit function comparing theoretical reflectance and group delay dispersion with target ones. The new approach allows obtaining simpler solutions providing better characteristics of the output pulse.
authors.affiliation: Research Computing Center, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 119992 Moscow, Russia. trub@srcc.msu.ru
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trubetskov
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tikhonravov
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pervak
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007909:Lenses; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012542:Scattering, Radiation