A simple method for the determination of the intensity and phase of ultrashort optical pulses

Bernard Prade (1) , J. M. Schins (1) , Erik T. Nibbering (1) , Michel A. Franco (1) , André Mysyrowicz (1)

1 LOA - Laboratoire d'optique appliquée

We describe a method for determining the phase and intensity of ultrashort optical pulses in a single laser shot by analysis of the pulse spectrum after passage through a nonlinear Kerr medium. A demonstration is given using the output of a Ti: sapphire oscillator-amplifier chain.

Keywords: nonlinear optics

Domains: Optics [physics.optics]

Bernard Prade, J. M. Schins, Erik T. Nibbering, Michel A. Franco, André Mysyrowicz. A simple method for the determination of the intensity and phase of ultrashort optical pulses. Optics Communications, 1994, 113 (1), pp.79-84. ⟨10.1016/0030-4018(94)90595-9⟩. ⟨hal-00465616⟩