Title :
Simplified spectral phase interferometry for direct field reconstruction using a thick nonlinear crystal
Author :
Radunsky, Aleksandr S. ; Williams, Ellen M Kosik ; Walmsley, Ian A. ; Wasylczyk, Piotr ; Wasilewski, Wojciech ; U´Ren, Alfred B.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a novel implementation of spectral shearing interferometry for measuring the electric field of ultrashort pulses using asymmetric group velocity matching in a long nonlinear crystal.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; image reconstruction; light interferometry; nonlinear optics; optical materials; asymmetric group velocity matching; direct field reconstruction; electric field measurement; nonlinear crystal; spectral phase interferometry; spectral shearing interferometry; ultrashort pulses; Electric variables measurement; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Pulse measurements; Shearing; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202286
