• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 5, Issue s1, 183 (2007)
Zhiguang Wang, Zhinan Zeng*, Ruxin Li, and Zhizhan Xu
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  • State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800
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    Zhiguang Wang, Zhinan Zeng, Ruxin Li, Zhizhan Xu. Measurement of Gouy phase shift by use of supercontinuum spectral interference[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2007, 5(s1): 183 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We present a simple method of the spectral interference between two white light continuum spectra to measure the Gouy phase shift of the focused femtosecond laser pulses. From the spectral interference signal, the relative phase is extracted by the Fourier transform method. The minimum spot size (beam waist) of the laser pulses after the lens (focal length f=200 mm) is measured by imaging method. According to the beam radius, the curves of nonlinear fitting are drawn for comparison, which fit the data of experiments very well. The quantity of phase shift is also discussed. The result shows that this method of measuring Gouy phase shifts is available and stable.
    Zhiguang Wang, Zhinan Zeng, Ruxin Li, Zhizhan Xu. Measurement of Gouy phase shift by use of supercontinuum spectral interference[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2007, 5(s1): 183
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