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We visualize the ultrafast dynamics caused by intense femtosecond laser pulses in both thin flexible glass as well as gaseous atoms and molecules using single-shot Frequency Domain Holography (FDH) [1-3]. FDH is a robust, single-shot, time-resolved visualization technique that employs chirped pulses. Femtosecond laser micromachining of glass materials relies critically on the Kerr effect and ionization, thus direct observation of their dynamics can help produce optical devices such as waveguides. For gases, single-shot visualization of laser-matter interactions will allow for a better understanding of nonlinear optical phenomena such as filamentation [4] and Raman-induced extreme spectral broadening [5]. Using FDH, we have previously observed the ionization dynamics of thin, flexible glass and measured its nonlinear index [3], and are currently investigating the ultrafast dynamics of gases under intense laser fields. [1] S. P. Le Blanc et al., Opt. Lett. 56, 764-766 (2000). [2] K. Y. Kim et al., APL, 88 4124-4126 (2002). [3] S. Huang et. al., OFC 1-3 (2014). [4] A. Couairon et al., Phys. Rep. 441, 47 (2007). [5] D. Dempsey et al. Opt. Lett. 45, 1252-1255 (2020).
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Single-shot spatio-temporal visualization of plasma and optical nonlinearity via single-shot frequency-domain holography
We observe the ultrafast dynamics of solids and gases under intense femtosecond light in a single shot using Frequency Domain Holography (FDH) [1-3]. FDH is a time-resolved visualization technique that utilizes a pump pulse and two chirped laser pulses (reference and probe) for ultrafast phase measurements. Single-shot visualization of laser-matter interactions will allow for increased understanding of nonlinear optical phenomena such as Raman-induced extreme spectral broadening [4], filamentation [5], and plasma generation and recombination [3]. [1] S. P. Le Blanc et al., Opt. Lett. 56, 764-766 (2000). [2] K. Y. Kim et al., APL, 88 4124-4126 (2002). [3] D. Dempsey et al. Opt. Lett. 45, 1252-1255 (2020) [4] J. Beetar et al., Science Advances 6, eabb5375 (2020) [5] A. Couairon et al., Phys. Rep. 441, 47 (2007).
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- Award ID(s):
- 2010365
- PAR ID:
- 10346640
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- 63rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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