Phase modulation of ultrashort light pulses using molecular rotational wave packets

R. A. Bartels; T. C. Weinacht; N. Wagner; M. Baertschy; Chris H. Greene; M. M. Murnane; H. C. Kapteyn

Phase modulation of ultrashort light pulses using molecular rotational wave packets

R. A. Bartels
, T. C. Weinacht
, N. Wagner
, M. Baertschy
, Chris H. Greene
, M. M. Murnane
, H. C. Kapteyn

Physics and Astronomy

Stony Brook University

University of Colorado Boulder

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Abstract

The time-dependent phase modulation of ultrashort light pulses using molecular rotational wave packets was studied. The bandwidth of a probe pulse was increased by a factor of 9, by using impulsively excited rotational wave packets in CO₂. The negative chirp induced was removed by propagation through a fused silica window, without the use of a pulse compressor. The technique is applied for optical phase modulation over a broad spectral region varying from the infrared to the ultraviolet range.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	139031-139034
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	88
Issue number	1
State	Published - Jan 7 2002

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