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We have designed and developed a pulse compressor with volume transmission holographic gratings to be implemented in post-compression experiments based on filamentation in gases. Pulse compression down to 13 fs has been demonstrated. The gratings have been recorded in commercial PFG-04 dichromated gelatin emulsions with a recording wavelength of 532 nm, attaining sufficient index modulation to achieve high efficiency when they are illuminated by an 800-nm laser.
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Villamarín, A., Sola, I.J., Collados, M.V. et al. Compensation of second-order dispersion in femtosecond pulses after filamentation using volume holographic transmission gratings recorded in dichromated gelatin. Appl. Phys. B 106, 135–141 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4770-2
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