Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1134009
