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Femtosecond properties of photorefractive polymers

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Photorefractive polymers allow to reversibly record holograms over a broad spectral range. This capability offers the possibility to store the information contained in ultrafast optical pulses (i.e., time domain) in the frequency domain. We demonstrate a storage bandwidth of >80 nm around 800 nm (i.e., >36 THz), giving a temporal resolution for Gaussian pulses of 13 fs at room temperature. Time reversal of a pulse train of 130 fs pulses confirms these capabilities.

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  1. 4. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70550, Stuttgart, Germany

    D. Nau, A. Christ & H. Giessen

  2. Fachbereich Physik, Philipps-Universität, Renthof 5, 35032, Marburg, Germany

    A. Wagner & A. Euteneuer

  3. Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Köln, Luxemburgerstr. 116, 50939, Köln, Germany

    M. Salvador, E. Mecher & K. Meerholz

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Nau, D., Christ, A., Giessen, H. et al. Femtosecond properties of photorefractive polymers. Appl. Phys. B 95, 31–35 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-3315-9

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