title: Comparison of dispersive mirrors based on the time-domain and conventional approaches, for sub-5-fs pulses.
abstract: Dispersive mirrors based on time-domain approach are compared with mirrors resulting from conventional phase target designs. Phase targets have been applied to complementary-pair dispersive mirrors, used for sub-5-fs pulse compression. While the phase approach has hither to afforded the best performance for the shortest pulses, our new approach, based on time-domain targets and tailored for a specific input spectrum, appears to provide comparable performance for pulse compression for a pulse duration 4.6 fs. Experimental studies using dispersive mirrors made to both designs are described.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, Am Coulombwall 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pervak
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fulop
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Trubetskov
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Tikhonravov
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007909:Lenses; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity