Title :
Temporal superresolution of ultrashort laser pulses
Author :
Boyko, O. ; Valentin, C. ; Rey, G. ; Antonucci, L. ; Coudreau, S. ; Balcou, Ph
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech., Ecole Nat. Super. de Tech. Av., Lab. d´´Optique Appliquee, Palaiseau
Abstract :
We introduce the notion of temporal superresolution for ultrashort pulses, by analogy with the well-known method of optical superresolution. Without spectral width modification we shape a pulse into a central peak of duration well below the Fourier limited.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; high-speed optical techniques; optical pulse shaping; Fourier limited; optical superresolution; pulse shaping; temporal superresolution; ultrashort laser pulses; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation; Spatial resolution; Ultrafast optics; (140.0140) Lasers and laser optics.; (320.0320) Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628755
