DocumentCode
2879972
Title
A compact spectral shearing interferometer for ultrashort pulse characterization
Author
Radunsky, Aleksandr S. ; Gorza, Simon-Pierre ; Walmsley, Ian A. ; Wasylczyk, Piotr
Author_Institution
Clarendon Lab., Oxford Univ., Oxford
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
A simple, compact and robust implementation of SPIDER using a single long crystal for both ancilla generation and upconversion is demonstrated. It has both high sensitivity and accurate characterization of pulses < 40 fs over the 740 - 900 nm tuning range.
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; optical tuning; SPIDER; ancilla generation; spectral shearing interferometer; tuning range; ultrashort pulse characterization; upconversion; wavelength 740 nm to 900 nm; Bandwidth; Biomedical optical imaging; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Robustness; Shearing; Testing; Ultrafast optics; (190.4360) Nonlinear optics, devices; (320.7100) Ultrafast measurements; (320.7160) Ultrafast technology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628761
Filename
4628761
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