Apparatus and method for characterizing ultrafast polarization varying optical pulses

Patent · Tue Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:872445

Smirl, Arthur ^[1]; Trebino, Rick P ^[2]

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1. 1020 Cherry La. Northwest, Iowa City, IA 52240
2. 425 Mulqueeny St., Livermore, CA 94550

Practical techniques are described for characterizing ultrafast potentially ultraweak, ultrashort optical pulses. The techniques are particularly suited to the measurement of signals from nonlinear optical materials characterization experiments, whose signals are generally too weak for full characterization using conventional techniques.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM
• Sponsoring Organization: United States Department of Energy
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• Assignee: Smirl, Arthur (1020 Cherry La. Northwest, Iowa City, IA 52240);Trebino, Rick P. (425 Mulqueeny St., Livermore, CA 94550)
• Patent Number(s): US 5936732
• Application Number: 08/899,968
• OSTI ID: 872445
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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