Energetic study of focused ultrashort Gaussian beams

L. Carretero; P. Acebal; S. Blaya; A. Fimia; R. Madrigal

doi:10.1117/12.2017268

7 May 2013 Energetic study of focused ultrashort Gaussian beams

L. Carretero, P. Acebal, S. Blaya, A. Fimia, R. Madrigal

Proceedings Volume 8780, High-Power, High-Energy, and High-Intensity Laser Technology; and Research Using Extreme Light: Entering New Frontiers with Petawatt-Class Lasers; 878028 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017268
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2013, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

An energetic study of focused ultrashort Gaussian beams was carried out using the Fresnel diffraction formulae in the frequency domain. Analysis of the encircled energy at the focused plane shows that diffraction spreading of a focused pulsed beam occurs in the limiting case of a ultrashort pulse by comparing it to a cw beam whose frequency is ω_m which strongly contributes to the diffracted intensity rather than the carrier frequency ω₀.

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L. Carretero, P. Acebal, S. Blaya, A. Fimia, and R. Madrigal "Energetic study of focused ultrashort Gaussian beams", Proc. SPIE 8780, High-Power, High-Energy, and High-Intensity Laser Technology; and Research Using Extreme Light: Entering New Frontiers with Petawatt-Class Lasers, 878028 (7 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017268

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