Title :
Directly measuring the spatiotemporal electric field of ultrashort Bessel-X pulses
Author :
Bowlan, P. ; Trebino, R. ; Valtna-Lukner, H. ; Lohmus, M. ; Piksarv, P. ; Saari, P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Using SEA TADPOLE with mum-range spatial and fs-range temporal resolution, we report the first direct spatiotemporal measurements of ultrashort Bessel-X pulses. We demonstrate their propagation invariance and superluminal velocity and verify our results with simulations.
Keywords :
electric field measurement; high-speed optical techniques; spatiotemporal phenomena; SEA TADPOLE; direct spatiotemporal measurements; propagation invariance; spatiotemporal electric field; superluminal velocity; temporal resolution; ultrashort Bessel-X pulses; Electric variables measurement; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Sea measurements; Spatial resolution; Spatiotemporal phenomena; Ultrafast optics; (320.5550) Pulses; (320.7100) Ultrafast Measurements;
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
