Method and apparatus for measuring the intensity and phase of an ultrashort light pulse
Abstract
The pulse shape I(t) and phase evolution x(t) of ultrashort light pulses are obtained using an instantaneously responding nonlinear optical medium to form a signal pulse. A light pulse, such a laser pulse, is split into a gate pulse and a probe pulse, where the gate pulse is delayed relative to the probe pulse. The gate pulse and the probe pulse are combined within an instantaneously responding optical medium to form a signal pulse functionally related to a temporal slice of the gate pulse corresponding to the time delay of the probe pulse. The signal pulse is then input to a wavelength-selective device to output pulse field information comprising intensity vs. frequency for a first value of the time delay. The time delay is varied over a range of values effective to yield an intensity plot of signal intensity vs. wavelength and delay. In one embodiment, the beams are overlapped at an angle so that a selected range of delay times is within the intersection to produce a simultaneous output over the time delays of interest.
- Inventors:
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- Santa Fe, NM
- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871564
- Patent Number(s):
- 5754292
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Los Alamos, NM); Sandia National Laboratory (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; measuring; intensity; phase; ultrashort; light; pulse; shape; evolution; pulses; obtained; instantaneously; responding; nonlinear; optical; medium; form; signal; laser; split; gate; probe; delayed; relative; combined; functionally; related; temporal; slice; corresponding; time; delay; input; wavelength-selective; device; output; field; information; comprising; vs; frequency; value; varied; range; values; effective; yield; plot; wavelength; embodiment; beams; overlapped; angle; selected; times; intersection; produce; simultaneous; delays; probe pulse; selected range; time delays; functionally related; pulse shape; time delay; light pulses; output pulse; laser pulse; nonlinear optical; light pulse; delay time; optical medium; gate pulse; signal pulse; ultrashort light; delay times; pulse field; responding optical; nonlinear optic; /356/
Citation Formats
Kane, Daniel J, and Trebino, Rick P. Method and apparatus for measuring the intensity and phase of an ultrashort light pulse. United States: N. p., 1998.
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author = {Kane, Daniel J and Trebino, Rick P},
abstractNote = {The pulse shape I(t) and phase evolution x(t) of ultrashort light pulses are obtained using an instantaneously responding nonlinear optical medium to form a signal pulse. A light pulse, such a laser pulse, is split into a gate pulse and a probe pulse, where the gate pulse is delayed relative to the probe pulse. The gate pulse and the probe pulse are combined within an instantaneously responding optical medium to form a signal pulse functionally related to a temporal slice of the gate pulse corresponding to the time delay of the probe pulse. The signal pulse is then input to a wavelength-selective device to output pulse field information comprising intensity vs. frequency for a first value of the time delay. The time delay is varied over a range of values effective to yield an intensity plot of signal intensity vs. wavelength and delay. In one embodiment, the beams are overlapped at an angle so that a selected range of delay times is within the intersection to produce a simultaneous output over the time delays of interest.},
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