DocumentCode
2096867
Title
Enhanced-Dynamic-Range, Single-Shot Measurement of Nanosecond Pulses via Optical Replication
Author
Marciante, J.R. ; Donaldson, W.R. ; Roides, R.G.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Rochester, Rochester
fYear
2007
fDate
21-25 Oct. 2007
Firstpage
17
Lastpage
18
Abstract
Measuring pulse shapes beyond the dynamic range of oscilloscopes is achieved by passive temporal-pulse stacking. Optical pulses are averaged with their time-delayed replicas without introducing additional noise, yielding 3 bits of additional dynamic range.
Keywords
laser beams; laser variables measurement; light reflection; pulse measurement; nanosecond pulses; optical pulses; optical replication; passive temporal-pulse stacking; Dynamic range; Fiber lasers; Noise shaping; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Oscilloscopes; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods; Shape measurement; Detection; Fiber optics components; Instruments; Optical pulses; Resolution; apparatus; components common to the sciences;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Lake Buena Vista, FL
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN
1092-8081
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382252
Filename
4382252
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