Spectral interferometry for the characterization of ultra-short light pulses: SPIRIT Wideband

Author

Martínez-León, Lluís ; Mansuryan, Tigran ; Kalashyan, Méri ; Louradour, Frédéric ; Barthélémy, Alain

Author_Institution

Dept. de Fis., Univ. Jaume I, Castelló de la Plana, Spain

fYear

2010

fDate

12-16 July 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

Recent developments in femtosecond Optics and applications have fostered deep interest on characterization of ultra-short pulses. Unlike iterative methods, spectral shearing interferometry provides complete real-time information of ultra-short optical signals. Spectral interferometry resolved in time (SPIRIT) is a passive and self-referenced characterization technique that has shown to be suitable for a variety of pulse conditions. SPIRIT Wideband represents a novel configuration aimed for the measurement of a few optical cycle pulses. We present the experimental scheme of SPIRIT Wideband and report preliminary experimental results dealing with the characterization of a few femtosecond pulses.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; shearography; SPIRIT Wideband; femtosecond optics; spectral interferometry resolved in time; spectral shearing interferometry; ultrashort light pulses; Dispersion; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optimized production technology; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Optics (WIO), 2010 9th Euro-American Workshop on

Conference_Location

Helsinki

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8226-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-8227-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WIO.2010.5582516

Filename

5582516