Title :
Measurement of the autocorrelation factor for common pulses
Author :
Zeek, E. ; Backus, S. ; Bartels, R. ; Kapteyn, H. ; Murnane, M.
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. For a Gaussian pulse, the SHG autocorrelation factor is 1.414 and for a sech/sup 2/ it is 1.543. For autocorrelation measurements, these values are assumed independent of the actual pulse shape. More rigorous data fitting methods can often offer a better pulse shape, with some chance of ambiguity. To test this assumption, autocorrelation factors were calculated for pulses distorted by linear and higher-order dispersion.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse shaping; Gaussian pulse; autocorrelation factor; distorted pulses; higher-order dispersion; pulse shape; second harmonic generation; Autocorrelation; Optical distortion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods; Shape measurement; Space vector pulse width modulation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.833962
