Background-suppressed ultrafast optical sampling using nondegenerate two-photon absorption in a GaAs photodiode

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 212-214

  Apiratikul, Paveen ^a   Murphy, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonlinear detection; Optical mixers; Optical pulse measurements; P i n photodiodes; Sampling methods; Ultrafast optics

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR DETECTION; OPTICAL MIXERS; OPTICAL PULSE MEASUREMENT; PIN PHOTODIODE; SAMPLING METHOD; ULTRAFAST OPTICS;

ABSORPTION; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; LUMINESCENCE OF ORGANIC SOLIDS; MIXER CIRCUITS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 76249104608     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2037600     Document Type: Article

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