Title :
Characterization of highly dispersive components using direct instantaneous frequency measurements
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
The instantaneous frequency of a chirped pulse is directly measured by combining spectral and temporal interferometry, allowing for characterization of the stretcher of a chirped-pulse-amplification system over several nanoseconds with picosecond precision.
Keywords :
frequency measurement; high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; optical variables measurement; chirped-pulse-amplification system; direct instantaneous frequency measurements; highly dispersive component characterization; spectral interferometry; stretcher characterization; temporal interferometry; Chirp; Delays; Dispersion; Frequency measurement; Optical amplifiers; Optical interferometry; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
