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Dispersion of femtosecond pulses in evacuated laser pipelines was measured by spectrally and spatially resolved interferometry. The pressure range varied from 1 bar to 0.1 mbar. The change of spectral phase has been experimentally proven to follow the Edlén-type dispersion formula. Consequences of delivering femtosecond pulses in vacuum beam pipelines and on their precise timing on a target are also discussed.
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Osvay, K., Börzsönyi, Á., Kovács, A. et al. Dispersion of femtosecond laser pulses in beam pipelines from ambient pressure to 0.1 mbar. Appl. Phys. B 87, 457–461 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-007-2623-9
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