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We investigate analytically and experimentally various aspects of the angular chirp of ultrashort laser pulses. This type of chirp is easily produced by slight misalignment of standard pulse stretcher and/or compressor setups. Angular chirp leads to tilted pulse fronts in the near field and to a strong reduction of intensity in the focus. The effect is rather difficult to observe with standard diagnostic techniques. We present a method that is based on interferometric field autocorrelation and allows us to measure the angular chirp reliably. Suggestions on how to avoid this effect are outlined as well.
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Received: 8 March 1999 / Published online: 29 July 1999
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Pretzler, G., Kasper, A. & Witte, K. Angular chirp and tilted light pulses in CPA lasers . Appl Phys B 70, 1–9 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400050001
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400050001