Applications of nonlinear optics in ultrashort pulse metrology and vice versa

Author

Walmsley, Ian A. ; Kosik, Ellen ; Dorrer, Christophe ; Boyd, Robert W. ; Piredda, Giovanni

Author_Institution

Clarendon Lab., Oxford Univ., UK

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

225

Abstract

We discuss recent developments in the characterization of ultrashort optical pulses in the space-time domain and the attosecond regime. These methods may be applied to the study of the dynamics of the field in nonlinear interactions. We discuss several extensions to the method of spectral interferometry for direct electric field reconstruction. (SPIDER) that address these issues. Innovations include methods for enhanced sensitivity using homodyne detection, the complete characterization of the spatial and temporal dependence of the electric field of a short optical pulse and a means for characterizing attosecond pulses from the spectrum of photoelectrons ejected by nonlinear absorption.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; homodyne detection; laser variables measurement; light interferometry; spatiotemporal phenomena; SPIDER; attosecond regime; dynamical imaging; homodyne detection; nonlinear interactions; nonlinear optics applications; photoelectron spectrum; space-time domain; spatial dependence; spatio-temporal field; spectral interferometry for direct electric field reconstruction; temporal dependence; ultrashort optical pulses; ultrashort pulse metrology; Laboratories; Metrology; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical propagation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7500-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2002.1134009

Filename

1134009