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Femtosecond pulse duration measurement by two-photon fluorescence detection

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The two-photon absorption induced fluorescence in a methanolic rhodamine 6G solution is used to measure the pulse duration of a cw femtosecond Kerr–lens mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser by a Michelson-interferometer-type autocorrelator arrangement. Interference-free autocorrelation traces are obtained by correlating perpendicular polarized pulses. The two-photon polarization parameter of rhodamine 6G is determined by contrast ratio measurement. The time resolution limits are discussed.

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Lammel, O., Penzkofer, A. Femtosecond pulse duration measurement by two-photon fluorescence detection. Optical and Quantum Electronics 32, 1147–1160 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007076703519

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