Title :
Acousto-optic fastscan delay with scan rates exceeding 30 kHz and sub-20-attosecond precision
Author :
Schubert, O. ; Eisele, M. ; Crozatier, Vincent ; Forget, N. ; Kaplan, David ; Huber, Rainer
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Abstract :
Here we introduce a novel concept of an ultimate fastscan delay with sub-20 as precision and scan rates of tens of kHz. It is based on an acousto-optic programmable dispersive filter and exploits the propagation of the acoustic wave between successive optical pulses.
Keywords :
acoustic wave propagation; acousto-optical filters; high-speed optical techniques; programmable filters; acoustic wave propagation; acousto-optic fast-scan delay; acousto-optic programmable dispersive filter; optical pulses; scan rates; sub-20-attosecond precision; ultimate fast-scan delay; Biomedical optical imaging; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801060
