Ultrasimple FROG device for measuring ultrashort pulses at ∼1.5-micron wavelengths

Author

Akturk, Selcuk ; Kimmel, Mark ; Trebino, Rick

Author_Institution

Sch. of Phys., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2004

fDate

7-11 Nov. 2004

Firstpage

737

Abstract

A GRENOUILLE (grating eliminated no-nonsense observation of ultrafast incident laser light E-fields) using a SHG Proustite crystal for measuring 100-fs to ∼1-ps pulses at ∼1.5 μm wavelengths is demonstrated. Coupled with commercial real time FROG (frequency-resolved-optical-gating) code, it is ideal for measuring commercial fiber-laser pulses. The need for alignment is eliminated because of its compact and easy to use design. It also yields the complete pulse intensity, phase and spatio-temporal distortions, spatial chirp and pulse-front tilt.

Keywords

chirp modulation; fibre lasers; laser variables measurement; optical design techniques; optical materials; optical pulse generation; FROG device; GRENOUILLE; SHG Proustite crystal; fiber-laser pulses; frequency-resolved-optical-gating; grating eliminated nononsense observation; pulse intensity; pulse-front tilt; spatial chirp; spatiotemporal distortions; ultrafast incident laser light E-fields; ultrashort pulses measurement; Autocorrelation; Bandwidth; Crystals; Delay; Dispersion; Distortion measurement; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Pulse measurements; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8557-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363450

Filename

1363450