• DocumentCode
    688703
  • Title

    Characterization of highly dispersive components using direct instantaneous frequency measurements

  • Author

    Dorrer, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The instantaneous frequency of a chirped pulse is directly measured by combining spectral and temporal interferometry, allowing for characterization of the stretcher of a chirped-pulse-amplification system over several nanoseconds with picosecond precision.
  • Keywords
    frequency measurement; high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; optical variables measurement; chirped-pulse-amplification system; direct instantaneous frequency measurements; highly dispersive component characterization; spectral interferometry; stretcher characterization; temporal interferometry; Chirp; Delays; Dispersion; Frequency measurement; Optical amplifiers; Optical interferometry; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833078