Characterization of a MEMS-based pulse-shaping device in&nbsp;the&nbsp;deep ultraviolet

Rondi, Ariana; Extermann, Jérôme; Bonacina, Luigi; Weber, Stefan; Wolf, Jean-Pierre

doi:10.1007/s00340-009-3548-2

Scientific article

English

Characterization of a MEMS-based pulse-shaping device in the deep ultraviolet

Contributors

Rondi, Ariana; Extermann, Jérôme; Bonacina, Luigi

; Weber, Stefan; Wolf, Jean-Pierre

Published in

Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics, vol. 96, no. 4, p. 757-761

Collection

Open Access - Licence nationale Springer

Publication date

2009

Abstract

We describe the implementation and characterization of a micro-mirror-array set-up based on Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) technology for femtosecond pulse shaping in the deep UV. We demonstrate its capability of re-compressing spectrally broadened UV pulses with a closed-loop approach based on a genetic algorithm. A single-shot synchronization scheme, taking advantage of the limited duty cycle of the device and allowing on-line correction of the signal, is described. The second dimension of the MEMS chip can be used to partially reduce the spatial chirp of the beam.

UNIGE affiliation entities

Faculté des sciences / Section de physique / Groupe de physique appliquée

Citation (ISO format)

RONDI, Ariana et al. Characterization of a MEMS-based pulse-shaping device in the deep ultraviolet. In: Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics, 2009, vol. 96, n° 4, p. 757–761. doi: 10.1007/s00340-009-3548-2

Article (Published version)

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PID : unige:37822
DOI : 10.1007/s00340-009-3548-2

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http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00340-009-3548-2

Journal ISSN

0946-2171

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