Abstracts

Video-rate SPIDER: real-time characterization ofultrashort optical pulses

by Timothy (1975 Shuman




Institution: University of Rochester
Department:
Year: 2017
Posted: 02/01/2018
Record ID: 2155243
Full text PDF: http://hdl.handle.net/1802/32432


Abstract

In this thesis I present an instrument based on thetechnique of spectral phase interferometry for direct electricfield reconstruction (SPIDER) which can characterize ultrashortoptical pulses at a rate of 20 Hz. This instrument is calledvideo-rate SPIDER and has, to my knowledge, the fastestcharacterization rate reported to date.
Thepulse characterization can be performed in either the spectral ortemporal domain. This gives this instrument a large degree offlexibility in its possible applications, ranging from a real-timediagnostic tool to real-time feedback control of a laser system.
The accuracy of the temporal and spectralreconstruction were both verified experimentally. The results fromthese experiments prove video-rate SPIDER can reconstruct pulseswith errors less than 6% in the reconstructedpulsewidth.