Title :
Femtosecond Kerr-lens
Author :
Sheik-Bahae, Mansoor ; Zeller, J. ; Jasapara, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We demonstrate a simple autocorrelator based on the Kerr lensing mechanism that offers a number of advantages over conventional second harmonic generation (SHG) systems. We can transform a standard SHG autocorrelator (e.g. a nonlinear Michelson interferometer) into a Kerr-lens autocorrelator (KLAC) by employing a z-scan geometry. This is achieved by simply replacing the SHG crystal with a Kerr medium (e.g. a semiconductor).
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; lenses; optical Kerr effect; optical correlation; autocorrelator; femtosecond Kerr lens; semiconductor; z-scan; Autocorrelation; Band pass filters; Chirp; Extraterrestrial measurements; Low pass filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
