Title :
Simple method for reconstructing amplitude and phase of ultrashort optical pulse without autocorrelation measurements
Author :
Matsuyama, Tetsuya ; Koyama, Shinji ; Wada, Kenji ; Horinaka, Hiromichi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Electron., Osaka Prefecture Univ., Sakai, Japan
Abstract :
A simple method for characterizing amplitude and phase of ultrashort optical pulses without autocorrelation measurements is proposed and examined, which is based on an iterative calculation using only those fundamental and second harmonic spectra.
Keywords :
harmonics; high-speed optical techniques; optical information processing; signal reconstruction; amplitude reconstruction; fundamental spectra; gain switched pulse; inverse problem; iterative calculation; optical pulse reconstruction; phase reconstruction; phase retrieval; second harmonic spectra; ultrashort optical pulse; Autocorrelation; Diode lasers; Inverse problems; Iterative methods; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation; Ultrafast optics; Gain-switched pulse; Inverse problem; Iterative calculation; Optical pulse reconstruction; Phase retrieve;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292594
