Publisher
OPTICAL SOC AMERCitation
Weichuan Gao and Tom Milster, "Strehl ratio for optical systems with ultrafast illumination," Opt. Express 26, 18028-18042 (2018)Journal
OPTICS EXPRESSRights
© 2018 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement.Collection Information
This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
We study ultrafast laser pulse properties as they propagate through optical systems. A modified definition of Strehl ratio is used to quantify the chromatic and temporal behavior of ultrafast laser pulses at the optical focus. We propose this parameter as a figure of merit for the design and analysis of optical systems with ultrafast illumination. A simple method to obtain approximate numerical solutions is given with the help of ray tracing software. Effects of monochromatic aberrations and material dispersion up to the second order are discussed. (C) 2018 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement.Note
Open access journal.ISSN
1094-4087Version
Final published versionAdditional Links
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-26-14-18028ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1364/OE.26.018028
