Apparatus and method for optical pulse measurement

Trebino, Rick P; Tsang, Thomas; Fittinghoff, David N; Sweetser, John N; Krumbuegel, Marco A

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Practical third-order frequency-resolved optical grating (FROG) techniques for characterization of ultrashort optical pulses are disclosed. The techniques are particularly suited to the measurement of single and/or weak optical pulses having pulse durations in the picosecond and subpicosecond regime. The relative quantum inefficiency of third-order nonlinear optical effects is compensated for through i) use of phase-matched transient grating beam geometry to maximize interaction length, and ii) use of interface-enhanced third-harmonic generation.

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Trebino, Rick P ^[1]; Tsang, Thomas ^[2]; Fittinghoff, David N ^[3]; Sweetser, John N ^[1]; Krumbuegel, Marco A ^[4]

Livermore, CA
Brooklyn, NY
San Diego, CA
Danville, CA

Issue Date:: 1999-12-28

Research Org.:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 872790

Patent Number(s):: 6008899

Application Number:: 08/878,301

Assignee:: Sandia Corporation (Livermore, CA)

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:: AC04-94DP85000

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: apparatus; method; optical; pulse; measurement; practical; third-order; frequency-resolved; grating; frog; techniques; characterization; ultrashort; pulses; disclosed; particularly; suited; single; weak; durations; picosecond; subpicosecond; regime; relative; quantum; inefficiency; nonlinear; effects; compensated; phase-matched; transient; beam; geometry; maximize; interaction; length; ii; interface-enhanced; third-harmonic; generation; optical pulse; optical pulses; particularly suited; nonlinear optical; pulse duration; weak optical; third-harmonic generation; harmonic generation; pulse durations; nonlinear optic; optical grating; ultrashort optical; interaction length; frequency-resolved optical; /356/250/

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                    Trebino, Rick P, Tsang, Thomas, Fittinghoff, David N, Sweetser, John N, and Krumbuegel, Marco A. Apparatus and method for optical pulse measurement.  United States: N. p., 1999. 
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  abstractNote = {Practical third-order frequency-resolved optical grating (FROG) techniques for characterization of ultrashort optical pulses are disclosed. The techniques are particularly suited to the measurement of single and/or weak optical pulses having pulse durations in the picosecond and subpicosecond regime. The relative quantum inefficiency of third-order nonlinear optical effects is compensated for through i) use of phase-matched transient grating beam geometry to maximize interaction length, and ii) use of interface-enhanced third-harmonic generation.},

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