Title :
A compact spectral shearing interferometer for ultrashort pulse characterization
Author :
Radunsky, Aleksandr S. ; Gorza, Simon-Pierre ; Walmsley, Ian A. ; Wasylczyk, Piotr
Author_Institution :
Clarendon Lab., Oxford Univ., Oxford
Abstract :
A simple, compact and robust implementation of SPIDER using a single long crystal for both ancilla generation and upconversion is demonstrated. It has both high sensitivity and accurate characterization of pulses < 40 fs over the 740 - 900 nm tuning range.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; optical tuning; SPIDER; ancilla generation; spectral shearing interferometer; tuning range; ultrashort pulse characterization; upconversion; wavelength 740 nm to 900 nm; Bandwidth; Biomedical optical imaging; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Robustness; Shearing; Testing; Ultrafast optics; (190.4360) Nonlinear optics, devices; (320.7100) Ultrafast measurements; (320.7160) Ultrafast technology;
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.2006.4628761
