Title :
Complex amplitude of an ultrashort pulse in a waveguide measured with a coherent, femtosecond resolution NSOM at 1550 nm
Author :
Nesci, A. ; Fainman, Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
A coherent near-field scanning optical microscope operating with ultrashort pulses at 1550 nm has been constructed and used for characterization of pulse propagation in optical waveguides with high spatial and temporal resolution.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; near-field scanning optical microscopy; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical testing; optical waveguides; 1550 nm; coherent NSOM; femtosecond resolution NSOM; near-field scanning optical microscope; optical waveguides; ultrashort pulse; Nanoscale devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251594
