Title :
Single-shot supercontinuum spectral interferometry with laser-induced-ionization in air
Author :
Kim, K.Y. ; Alexeev, I. ; Milchberg, H.M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Phys. Sci. & Technol., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
Summary from only given. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a single shot supercontinuum spectral interferometry (SSSI) diagnostic using the supercontinuum generated by femtosecond breakdown in air, which is capable of providing mJ-level probe energy. Also the dependence of the temporal resolution of the chirped spectral interferometry on the probe chirp amount is experimentally and theoretically examined. The experimental setup and a sample spectral interferogram with cross-phase modulation due to the optical Kerr response in a fused silica glass.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; optical Kerr effect; optical modulation; photoionisation; SiO/sub 2/; air; chirped spectral interferometry; cross-phase modulation; femtosecond breakdown; fused silica glass; laser-induced-ionization; mJ-level probe energy; optical Kerr response; sample spectral interferogram; single-shot supercontinuum spectral interferometry; supercontinuum generation; Chirp modulation; Electric breakdown; Energy resolution; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Probes; Silicon compounds; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033494
