Title :
Measuring ultraweak, broadband, spatially incoherent ultrashort pulses using optical-parametric-amplification cross-correlation FROG
Author :
Shreenath, Aparna P. ; Link, Stephan ; Kimmel, Mark ; Zeek, E. ; Trebino, Rick
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a technique for measuring extremely weak, broadband, complex, and spatially incoherent pulses with random absolute phase (e.g., fluorescence). It uses the temporal gating, broad bandwidth, and high gain of noncollinear optical parametric amplification.
Keywords :
fluorescence; high-speed optical techniques; light coherence; optical correlation; optical parametric amplifiers; pulse measurement; FROG; broad bandwidth; noncollinear optical parametric amplification; optical-parametric-amplification cross-correlation; random absolute phase; spatially incoherent ultrashort pulses; temporal gating; ultraweak pulse; Delay; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Phase measurement; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
