Title :
Generalized multishearing interferometry for the complete multidimensional characterization of optical beams and ultrashort pulses
Author :
Wyatt, Adam S. ; Biegert, Jens ; Walmsley, Ian A.
Author_Institution :
Clarendon Lab., Univ. of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate increased accuracy and precision in the reconstruction of the multidimensional phase of electromagnetic fields based on multiple spectral shearing interferometry measurements made with shears of an arbitrary magnitude.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser variables measurement; light interferometry; electromagnetic fields; generalized multishearing interferometry; multidimensional characterization; multidimensional phase; optical beams; ultrashort pulse; Accuracy; Electromagnetics; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Q measurement; Shearing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
