Time-domain interferometry for direct electric-field reconstruction by use of an acousto-optic programmable filter and a two-photon detector

Antoine Monmayrant (1) , Manuel Joffre (1) , Thomas Oksenhendler (2) , R. Herzog (2) , D. Kaplan (2) , Pierre Tournois (2)

1 LOB - Laboratoire d'optique et biosciences
2 Fastlite

We introduce a new approach to the characterization of femtosecond optical pulses based on a remarkably simple setup combining a two-photon detector and a pulse shaper consisting of a longitudinal acousto-optic programmable filter. The operation of this setup is demonstrated through the use of a new version of spectral phase interferometry for direct electric-field reconstruction based on time-domain instead of on frequency-domain interferometry. Cop. 2003 Optical Society of America

Domains: Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Optics [physics.optics]

Antoine Monmayrant, Manuel Joffre, Thomas Oksenhendler, R. Herzog, D. Kaplan, et al.. Time-domain interferometry for direct electric-field reconstruction by use of an acousto-optic programmable filter and a two-photon detector. Optics Letters, 2003, 28 (4), pp.278-280. ⟨10.1364/OL.28.000278⟩. ⟨hal-00836882⟩