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Compensation of second-order dispersion in femtosecond pulses after filamentation using volume holographic transmission gratings recorded in dichromated gelatin

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We have designed and developed a pulse compressor with volume transmission holographic gratings to be implemented in post-compression experiments based on filamentation in gases. Pulse compression down to 13 fs has been demonstrated. The gratings have been recorded in commercial PFG-04 dichromated gelatin emulsions with a recording wavelength of 532 nm, attaining sufficient index modulation to achieve high efficiency when they are illuminated by an 800-nm laser.

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  1. Centro de Tecnologías Físicas L. Torres Quevedo (CETEF), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 144, 28006, Madrid, Spain

    A. Villamarín

  2. Departamento de Física Aplicada, Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón (I3A), Facultad Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain

    M. V. Collados, J. Atencia & M. Quintanilla

  3. Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced s/n, 37008, Salamanca, Spain

    I. J. Sola, O. Varela, B. Alonso, J. San Román & I. Arias

  4. Centro de Láseres Pulsados (CLPU), 37008, Salamanca, Spain

    C. Méndez & L. Roso

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Villamarín, A., Sola, I.J., Collados, M.V. et al. Compensation of second-order dispersion in femtosecond pulses after filamentation using volume holographic transmission gratings recorded in dichromated gelatin. Appl. Phys. B 106, 135–141 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4770-2

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