Simple method for the complete characterization of an optical pulse

J Debeau, B Kowalski, R Boittin - Optics letters, 1998 - opg.optica.org
A novel and simple method to measure the amplitude and the phase of optical pulses is
presented. The technique basically involves modulating the optical pulse train in a particular …

Complete retrieval of the field of ultrashort optical pulses using the angle-frequency spectrum

F Bragheri, D Faccio, F Bonaretti, A Lotti, M Clerici… - Optics letters, 2008 - opg.optica.org
We propose an experimental technique that allows for a complete characterization of the
amplitude and phase of optical pulses in space and time. By the combination of a spatially …

Comparison between nonlinear and linear spectrographic techniques for the complete characterization of high bit-rate pulses used in optical communications

BC Thomsen, MAF Roelens, RT Watts… - IEEE Photonics …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Two spectrographic techniques for the complete characterization (amplitude and phase) of
optical pulses with durations commensurate with high bit-rate communications systems (2 …

Complete pulse characterization at 1.5 µm by cross-phase modulation in optical fibers

MD Thomson, JM Dudley, LP Barry, JD Harvey - Optics letters, 1998 - opg.optica.org
Cross-phase modulation in optical fibers has been used for complete characterization of
ultrashort pulses by a modified frequency-resolved optical gating (FROG) measurement …

Complete characterization of optical pulses by real-time spectral interferometry

NK Berger, B Levit, V Smulakovsky, B Fischer - Applied optics, 2005 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a simple method for complete characterization (of amplitudes and phases)
of short optical pulses, using only a dispersive delay line and an oscilloscope. The …

Broad-band and ultrasensitive pulse characterization using frequency-resolved optical gating via four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier

PA Lacourt, M Hanna, JM Dudley - IEEE photonics technology …, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a frequency-resolved optical gating geometry permitting the characterization of 1-
mW average power 2.5-ps pulses over the whole C-band at 10-GHz repetition rate. This …

Optical sampling system at 1.55 μm for the measurement of pulse waveform and phase employing sonogram characterization

K Taira, K Kikuchi - IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aiming at the measurement of waveform and phase of optical pulses at 1.55 μm, we
construct an optical sampling system that enables sonogram characterization of optical …

Near-Nyquist optical pulse generation with fiber optical parametric amplification

A Vedadi, MA Shoaie, CS Brès - Optics express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
A novel method using optical fiber parametric amplification and phase modulation is
proposed in order to generate Nyquist pulses. Using parabolic pulses as a pump, we show …

Measuring ultrashort pulses in the single-cycle regime using frequency-resolved optical gating

S Akturk, C d'Amico, A Mysyrowicz - JOSA B, 2008 - opg.optica.org
We present a single-shot frequency-resolved optical gating setup for measurements of
ultrashort pulse intensity and phase down to single-optical-cycle durations. Several issues …

Measuring fast pulses with slow detectors

I Walmsley, R Trebino - Optics and Photonics News, 1996 - opg.optica.org
Measuring Fast Pulses Slow Detectors Page 1 Measuring Fast Pulses With Slow Detectors By
Ian Walmsley and Rick Trebino Page 2 Snapshot: It is now possible to measure the complete …