Spatial and Temporal Laser Pulse Control Technologies for Applications of Intense Laser Pulses

Abstract

Using femtosecond laser pulses to study ultrafast phenomena in physics, chemistry, engineering, and medicine has become widespread and has led to the establishment of such new disciplines as femtosecond chemistry, ultrafast high-field physics, and multiphoton microscopy. In each case, the accurate generation, amplifi cation and measurement of ultrashort duration lasers was critical. Moreover, the manipulation of ultrashort laser pulses in time and space increases the accuracy and functionality of ultrafast optics applications. In this paper, we review the basic and novel technologies for spatial and temporal pulse control inside and outside the amplifi ers