Title :
Completely characterizing ultrashort pulses using spectral interferometry at large crossing angles
Author :
McGresham, Kristan T. ; Gu, Xun ; Gabolde, Pablo ; Trebino, Rick
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Spectral interferometry ordinarily requires the interference of collinear beams. We measure the complete intensity and phase of pulses using collinear spectral interferometry by inserting a pinhole before the spectrometer, taking advantage of the diffracted beams.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser variables measurement; light interferometry; spectrometers; collinear beam interference; collinear spectral interferometry; diffracted beams; spectrometer; ultrashort pulses; Diffraction; Interference; Optical attenuators; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549082
