Direct visualization of pulse propagation with near-field microscopy

Author

Kuipers, L. ; Balistreri, M.L.M. ; Gersen, H. ; Korterik, J.P. ; van Hulst, N.F.

Author_Institution

MESA Res. Inst., Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands

fYear

2001

fDate

11-11 May 2001

Abstract

Summary form only given. For the first time, the propagation of femtosecond laser pulses has been directly visualized with a time-resolved photon scanning tunneling microscope. Both the group velocity and the phase velocity can be unambiguously and simultaneously determined.

Keywords

heterodyne detection; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser variables measurement; light interferometry; light propagation; near-field scanning optical microscopy; pulse measurement; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; acousto-optical modulation; apparent meandering; direct visualization; femtosecond laser pulse propagation; group velocity; heterodyne detection; local evanescent field; mode beating; near-field microscopy; optical delay line; phase velocity; photonic structure; pulse tracking measurements; subwavelength fiber probe; time-resolved photon scanning tunneling microscope; Delay lines; Optical interferometry; Optical microscopy; Optical mixing; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-662-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2001.948246

Filename

948246