Title :
Simultaneous spatial and temporal focusing for remote axial scanning in wide field imaging
Author :
Durst, Michael ; Zhu, Guanghao ; Xu, Chris
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
We show theoretically and experimentally that simultaneous spatial and temporal focusing can scan the temporal focal plane axially by adjusting the group velocity dispersion, allowing for remote axial scanning
Keywords :
focal planes; optical fibre dispersion; optical focusing; optical images; SSTF; group velocity dispersion; remote axial scanning; simultaneous spatial-and-temporal focusing; temporal focal plane; wide field imaging; Absorption; Apertures; Chirp; Focusing; Fourier transforms; Frequency; Gratings; Lenses; Optical imaging; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279015
