Title :
Dynamical spectral interferometry for measuring the nonlinear amplitude and phase response of saturable absorber mirrors
Author :
Stibenz, Gero ; Steinmeyer, Güunter
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. & Short Pulse Spectrosc., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel combination of spectral interferometry and pump-probe measurements for determining the spectrally resolved nonlinear amplitude and phase response of saturable absorber mirrors. Measurements on single-quantum-well devices indicate a sub-mrad phase sensitivity.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; mirrors; optical saturable absorption; quantum well devices; dynamical spectral interferometry; nonlinear amplitude measurement; phase response; phase sensitivity; pump-probe measurements; saturable absorber mirrors; single-quantum-well devices; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202284
