Z-scan confocal method for indirect focus location

We present a new technique that we have defined as the z-scan confocal method to determine the location and size of the focal spot in a tightly focused ultrashort laser pulse. The method permits accurate positioning of a target in the focal spot with a fast response. The technique is designed to hel...

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Main Authors: Pablo Castro-Marín, Gustavo Castro-Olvera, Camilo Ruíz, Jesús Garduño-Mejía, Martha Rosete-Aguilar, Neil C. Bruce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2017-10-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5008729