Apparatus and method for characterizing ultrafast polarization varying optical pulses

Smirl, Arthur; Trebino, Rick P

Title: Apparatus and method for characterizing ultrafast polarization varying optical pulses

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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.

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

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

Issue Date:: 1999-08-10

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 872445

Patent Number(s):: 5936732

Application Number:: 08/899,968

Assignee:: Smirl, Arthur (1020 Cherry La. Northwest, Iowa City, IA 52240);Trebino, Rick P. (425 Mulqueeny St., Livermore, CA 94550)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT

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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
G01J11/00 - Measuring the characteristics of individual optical pulses or of optical pulse trains

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DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: apparatus; method; characterizing; ultrafast; polarization; varying; optical; pulses; practical; techniques; described; potentially; ultraweak; ultrashort; particularly; suited; measurement; signals; nonlinear; materials; characterization; experiments; weak; conventional; optical pulse; optical pulses; particularly suited; nonlinear optical; conventional techniques; optical materials; nonlinear optic; characterizing ultrafast; ultrashort optical; materials characterization; /356/

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