• DocumentCode
    499526
  • Title

    Simple high-sensitivity, electro-optic sagnac spectral shearing interferometry for short optical pulse characterization

  • Author

    Dorrer, C. ; Bromage, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A stable Sagnac spectral shearing interferometer generating a 0.7-nm shear and interferograms resolvable with a low-resolution spectrometer is demonstrated for real-time optical pulse characterization at microwatt average power.
  • Keywords
    Sagnac interferometers; electro-optical devices; optical variables measurement; shearography; electro-optic Sagnac spectral shearing interferometry; high-sensitivity interferometry; low-resolution spectrometer; microwatt average power; real-time optical pulse characterization; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Phase shifting interferometry; Polarization; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Sagnac interferometers; Shearing; Spectroscopy; (320.7100) Ultrafast measurements; (320.7160) Ultrafast technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224611