Simple devices for measuring complex ultrashort pulses

Laser and Photonics Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 314-342

  Trebino, Rick ^a   Bowlan, Pamela ^a   Gabolde, Pablo ^a   Gu, Xun ^a   Akturk, Selcuk ^a   Kimmel, Mark ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation; Autocorrelator; Ultrafast; Ultrashort

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549142308     PISSN: 18638880     EISSN: 18638899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lpor.200810032     Document Type: Review

References (77)

1. J.A. Giordmaine, P.M. Rentzepis, S.L. Shapieo, and K.W. Wecht, Two-photon excitation of fluorescence by picosecond light pulses, Appl. Phys. Lett. 11(7), 216-218 (1967).
2. R. Trebino, Frequency-Resolved Optical Gating: The Measurement of Ultrashort Laser Pulses (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2002).
3. H. Stark (ed.), Image Recovery: Theory and Application (Academic Press, Orlando, 1987).
4. E.J. Akutowicz, On the determination of the phase of a Fourier integral, I, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 83, 179-192 (1956).
5. E.J. Akutowicz, On the determination of the phase of a Fourier integral, II, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 84, 234-238 (1957).
6. R. Trebino, E. K. Gustafson, and A.E. Siegman, Fourth-order partial-coherence effects in the formation of integrated-intensity gratings with pulsed light sources, J. Opt. Soc. Amer. B 3, 1295 (1986).
7. J.C. Diels, J.J. Fontaine, I.C. McMichael, and F. Simoni, Control and measurement of ultrashort pulse shapes (in amplitude and phase) with femtosecond accuracy, Appl. Opt. 24(9), 1270-1282 (1985).
8. C. Yan and J. C. Diels, Amplitude and Phase Recording of Ultrashort Pulses, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, Opt. Phys. 8(6), 1259-1263 (1991).
9. J.C. Diels and J.J. Fontaine, Coherence Properties of Ultrashort Optical Pulses, J. Opt. (France) 16(3), 115-119 (1985).
10. J.C.M. Diels, J.J. Fontaine, N. Jamasbi, and M. Lai, The femto-nitpicker, in: Proceedings of the Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics, Baltimore, MD, 1987.
11. J.-H. Chung and A. M. Weiner, Ambiguity of ultrashort pulse shapes retrieved from the intensity autocorrelation and power spectrum, IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 7(4),656-666 (2001).
12. D.J. Kane and R. Trebino, Single-shot measurement of the intensity and phase of an arbitrary ultrashort pulse by using frequency-resolved optical gating, Opt. Lett. 18(10), 823-825 (1993).
13. D.J. Kane and R. Trebino, Characterization of arbitrary femtosecond pulses using frequency resolved optical gating, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 29(2), 571-579 (1993).
14. R. Trebino and D.J. Kane, Using phase retrieval to measure the intensity and phase of ultrashort pulses: frequency-resolved optical gating, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 10(5), 1101-1111 (1993).
15. E. Zeek, A. P. Shreenath, M. Kimmel, and R. Trebino, Simultaneous automatic calibration and direction-of-time- ambiguity removal in frequency-resolved optical gating, Appl. Phys. B 74, S265-271 (2002).
16. B. Yellampalle, K. Y. Kim, and A.J. Taylor, Amplitude ambiguities in second-harmonic-generation frequency-resolved optical gating, Opt. Lett. 32(24), 3558-3561 (2007).
17. L. Xu, D.J. Kane, and R. Trebino, Comment on "Amplitude ambiguities in second-harmonic generation frequency- resolved optical gating" by B. Yellampalle, K.Y. Kim, and A.J. Taylor, Opt. Lett. 2008 submitted.
18. Y. Mairesse and F. Quéré, Frequency-resolved optical gating for complete reconstruction of attosecond bursts, Phys. Rev. A 71, 011401 (2005).
19. G. Sansone, E. Benedetti, C. Vozzi, S. Stagira, and M. Nisoli, Attosecond metrology in the few-optical-cycle regime, New J. Phys. 10, 025006 (2008).
20. J.R. Birge, R. Ell, and F.X. Kärtner, Two-dimensional spectral shearing interferometry for few-cycle pulse characterization, Opt. Lett. 31(13), 2063-2065 (2006).
21. X. Gu, L. Xu, M. Kimmel, E. Zeek, P. O'Shea, A.P. Shreenath, R. Trebino, and R.S. Windeler, Frequency-resolved optical gating and single-shot spectral measurements reveal fine structure in microstructure-fiber continuum, Opt. Lett. 27(13),1174-1176 (2002).
22. J. Zhang, A.P. Shreenath, M. Kimmel, E. Zeek, R. Trebino, and S. Link, Measuring of the intensity and phase of attojoule femtosecond light pulses using optical-parametric- amplification cross-correlation frequency-resolved optical gating, Opt. Expr. 11(6), 601-609 (2003).
23. S. Akturk, M. Kimmel, P. O'Shea, and R. Trebino, Measuring pulse-front tilt in ultrashort pulses using GRENOUILLE, Opt. Expr. 11(5), 491-501 (2003).
24. S. Akturk, M. Kimmel, P. O'Shea, and R. Trebino, Measuring spatial chirp in ultrashort pulses using single-shot Frequency-Resolved Optical Gating, Opt. Expr. 11(1), 68-78 (2003).
25. P. Gabolde and R. Trebino, Single-shot measurement of the full spatiotemporal field of ultrashort pulses with multispectral digital holography, Opt. Expr. 14(23), 11460 (2006).
26. P. Gabolde and R. Trebino, Single-frame measurement of the complete spatio-temporal intensity and phase of ultra-short laser pulse(s) using wavelength-multiplexed digital holography, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 25(6), A25-A33 (2008).
27. P. Bowlan, P. Gabolde, A. Shreenath, K. McGresham, R. Trebino, and S. Akturk, Crossed-beam spectral interferometry: a simple, high-spectral-resolution method for completely characterizing complex ultrashort pulses in real time, Opt. Expr. 14(24), 11892 (2006).
28. P. Bowlan, P. Gabolde, and R. Trebino, Directly measuring the spatio-temporal electric field of focusing ultrashort pulses, Opt. Expr. 15, 10219-10230 (2007).
29. P. Bowlan, P. Gabolde, M.A. Coughlan, R. Trebino, and R.J. Levis, Measuring the spatio-temporal electric field of ultrashort pulses with high spatial and spectral resolution, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 25(6), A81-A92 (2008).
30. P. O'Shea, S. Akturk, M. Kimmel, and R. Trebino, Practical issues in the measurement of ultrashort pulses using GRENOUILLE, Appl. Phys. B 79(6), 683-691 (2004).
31. P. O'Shea, M. Kimmel, X. Gu, and R. Trebino, Highly simplified device for ultrashort-pulse measurement, Opt. Lett. 26(12), 932-934 (2001).
32. C. Radzewicz, P. Wasylczyk, and J.S. Krasinski, A poor man's FROG, Opt. Commun. 186(4-6), 329-333 (2000).
33. L. Xu, E. Zeek, and R. Trebino, Simulations of frequency-resolved optical gating for measuring very complex pulses, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 25(6), A70-A80 (2008).
34. J.K. Ranka, R.S. Windeler, and A.J. Stentz, Visible continuum generation in air-silica microstructure optical fibers with anomalous dispersion at 800nm, Opt. Lett. 25(1), 25-27 (1999).
35. A.L. Gaeta, Nonlinear propagation and continuum generation in microstructured optical fibers, Opt. Lett. 27(11), 924-926 (2002).
36. M.A. Foster, A.L. Gaeta, Q. Cao, and R. Trebino, Soliton- effect compression of supercontinuum to few-cycle durations in photonic nanowires, Opt. Expr. 13(18), 6848-6855 (2005).
37. M.A. Foster, J. M. Dudley, B. Kibler, Q. Cao, D. Lee, R. Trebino, and A.L. Gaeta, Nonlinear pulse propagation and supercontinuum generation in photonic nanowires: experiment and simulation, Appl. Phys. B B81(2-3), 363-367 (2005).
38. J. Dudley, X. Gu, X. Lin, M. Kimmel, E. Zeek, P. O'Shea, R. Trebino, S. Coen, and R.S. Windeler, Cross-correlation frequency resolved optical gating analysis of broadband continuum generation in photonic crystal fiber: simulations and experiments, Opt. Expr. 10(21), 1215-1221 (2002).
39. Q. Cao, X. Gu, E. Zeek, M. Kimmel, R. Trebino, J. Dudley, and R.S. Windeler, Measurement of the intensity and phase of supercontinuum from an 8-mm-long microstructure fiber, Appl. Phys. B 77, 239-244 (2003).
40. S. Haacke, S. Schenkl, S. Vinzani, and M. Chergui, Fem- tosecond and picosecond fluorescence of native bacteriorhodopsin and a nonisomerizing analog, Biopolymers 67(4-5) 306-309 (2002).
41. S. Akturk, M. Kimmel, P. O'Shea, and R. Trebino, Extremely simple device for measuring 20-fs pulses, Opt. Lett. 29(9),1025-1027 (2004).
42. S. Akturk, X. Gu, E. Zeek, and R. Trebino, Pulse-front tilt caused by spatial and temporal chirp, Opt. Expr. 12(19), 4399-4410 (2004).
43. R. Levis, G. Menkir, and H. Rabitz, Selective bond dissociation and rearrangement with optimally tailored, strong-field laser pulse, Science 292(5517), 709 (2001).
44. A. Assion, T. Baumert, M. Bergt, T. Brixner, B. Kiefer, V. Seyfried, M. Strehle, and G. Gerber, Control of chemical reactions by feedback-optimized phase-shaped femtosecond laser pulses, Science 282, 919-922 (1998).
45. N. Dudovich, D. Oron, and Y. Silberberg, Single-pulse coherently controlled nonlinear Raman spectroscopy and microscopy, Nature 418, 512-514 (2002).
46. D. Meshulach and Y. Silberberg, Coherent quantum control of two-photon transitions by a femtosecond laser pulse, Nature 396(6708), 239-242 (1998).
47. D.N. Fittinghoff, J.L. Bowie, J. N. Sweetser, R.T. Jennings, M.A. Krumbügel, K.W. DeLong, R. Trebino, and I.A. Walmsley, Measurement of the intensity and phase of ultraweak, ultrashort laser pulse, Opt. Lett. 21(12), 884-886 (1996).
48. J.P. Geindre, P. Audebert, S. Rebibo, and J. C. Gauthier, Single-shot spectral interferometry with chirped pulses, Opt. Lett. 26(20), 1612-1614 (2001).
49. K. Misawa and T. Kobayashi, Femtosecond Sagnac interferometer for phase spectroscopy, Opt. Lett. 20(14), 1550-552 (1995).
50. A.C. Kovács, K. Osvay, Zs. Bor, and R. Szipöcs, Group-delay measurement on laser mirrors by spectrally resolved white-light interferometry, Opt. Lett. 20(7), 788-790 (1995).
51. A.P. Kovaecs, K. Osvay, G. Kurdi, M. Gorbe, J. Klenbniczki, and Z. Bor, Dispersion Control of a pulse stretcher-compressor system with two-dimensional spectral interferometry, Appl. Phys. B 80, 165-170 (2005).
52. D. Meshulach, D. Yelin, and Y. Silbergerg, Real-time spatial-spectral interference measureents of ultrashort optical pulses, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 14(8), 2095-2098 (1997).
53. E.M. Kosik, A.S. Radunsky, I. Wamsley, and C. Dorrer, Interferometric technique for measuring broadband ultrashort pulses at the sampling limit, Opt. Lett. 30 (3), 326-328 (2005).
54. J.J. Field, T.A. Planchon, W. Amir, C.G. Durfee, and J.A. Squier, Characterization of a high efficiency, ultrashort pulse shaper incorporating a reflective 4096-element spatial light modulator, Opt. Commun. 287, 368-376 (2007).
55. R. Trebino, P. O'Shea, M. Kimmel, and X. Gu, Measuring ultrashort laser pulses just got a lot simpler, Opt. Photonics News 12(6), 22-25 (2001).
56. M. Kempe and W. Rudolph, Impact of chromatic and spherical aberration on the focusing of ultrashort light pulses by lenses, Opt. Lett. 18, 137-139 (1993).
57. M. Kempe and W. Rudolph, Femtosecond pulses in the focal region of lenses, Phys. Rev. A 48(6), 4721-4729 (1993).
58. Z. Bor, Distortion of femtosecond laser pulses in lenses, Opt. Lett. 14(2), 119-121 (1989).
59. U. Fuchs, U.D. Zeitner, and A. Tuennermann, Ultra-short pulse propagation in complex optical systems, Opt. Express 13(10),9903-9908 (2005).
60. V.V. Lozovoy, I. Pastirk, and M. Dantus, Multiphoton intrapulse interference. IV. Ultrashort pulse spectral phase characterization and compensation, Opt. Lett. 29(7), 775-777 (2004).
61. D.N. Fittinghoff, J.A. Squier, C.P.T. Barty, J.N. Sweetser, R. Trebino, and M. Muller, Collinear type II second- harmonic-generation frequency-resolved optical gating for use with high-numerical-aperture objectives, Optics Letters 23(13),1046-1048 (1998).
62. R. Chadwick, E. Spahr, J.A. Squier, and C.G. Durfee, Fringe-free, background-free, collinear third-harmonic generation frequency-resolved optical gating measurements for multiphoton microscopy, Opt. Lett. 31(22), 3366-3368 (2006).
63. W. Amir, T. A. Planchon, C.G. Durfee, J.A. Squier, P. Gabolde, R. Trebino, and M. Mueller, Simultaneous visualizations of spatial and chromatic aberrations by two- dimensional Fourier transform spectral interferometry, Opt. Lett. 31(19), 2927-2929 (2006).
64. S. Akturk, X. Gu, P. Gabolde, and R. Trebino, The general theory of first-order spatio-temporal distortions of Gaussian pulses and beams, Opt. Express 13, 8642-8661 (2005).
65. S. Akturk, X. Gu, E. Zeek, and R. Trebino, Pulse-front tilt caused by spatial and temporal chirp, Opt. Express 12(19), 4399-4410 (2004).
66. Z. Bor and Z.L. Horvath, Distortion of femtosecond pulses in lenses. Wave optical description, Opt. Commun. 94(4), 249-258 (1992).
67. Z. Bor, B. Racz, G. Szabo, M. Hilbert, and H. A. Hazim, Femtosecond pulse front tilt caused by angular dispersion, Opt Eng 32(10), 2501-2504 (1993).
68. M. Kempe and W. Rudolph, Impact of chromatic and spherical aberration on the focusing of ultrashort light pulses by lenses, Opt. Lett. 18(2), 137-139 (1993).
69. J. Néauport, N. Blanchot, C. Rouyer, and C. Sauteret, Chromatism compensation of the PETAL multipetawatt high-energy laser, Appl. Opt. 46(9), 1568-1574 (2007).
70. G. Pretzler, A. Kasper, and K.J. Witte, Angular chirp and tilted light pulses in CPA lasers, Appl. Phys. B 70, 1-9 (2000).
71. T. Tanabe, H. Tanabe, Y. Teramura, and F. Kannari, Spatiotemporal measurements based on spatial spectral interferometry for ultrashort optical pulses shaped by a Fourier pulse shaper, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 19(11), 2795-2802 (2002).
72. K. Varju, A. P. Kovacs, G. Kurdi, and K. Osvay, High-precision measurement of angular dispersion in a CPA laser, Appl. Phys. B Suppl., 259-263 (2002).
73. P. Gabolde and R. Trebino, Self-referenced measurement of the complete electric field of ultrashort pulses, Opt. Expr. 12(19),4423-4429 (2004).
74. M. Takeda, H. Ina, and S. Kobayashi, Fourier-transform method of fringe-pattern analysis for computer-based topography and interferometry, J. Opt. Soc. Am. 72(1), 156-160 (1982).
75. R. Trebino, K.W. DeLong, D.N. Fittinghoff, J.N. Sweetser, M.A. Krumbuegel, and D. J. Kane, Measuring ultrashort laser pulses in the time-frequency domain using frequency- resolved optical gating, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 38, 3277-3295 (1997).
76. Z. Liu, M. Centurion, G. Panotopoulos, J. Hong, and D. Psaltis, Holographic recording of fast events on a CCD camera, Opt. Lett. 27(1), 22-24 (2002).
77. S. Grilli, P. Ferraro, S. De Nicola, A. Finizo, G. Pierattini, and R. Meucci, Whole optical wavefields reconstruction by Digital Holography, Opt. Express 9(6), 294-302 (2001).