Abstract
A new method for the coherent characterization of subpicosecond optical pulses after propagation through a nonlinear medium (i.e., with frequency broadening) is described. The phase shift on a single pulse introduced by the nonlinearity can be measured with a high dynamic range. We report as one application of this technique a measurement of the self-phase modulation incurred by an 800-fsec pulse after the pulse propagates along a dispersive single-mode optical fiber.
© 1989 Optical Society of America
Full Article | PDF ArticleMore Like This
J.-P. Hamaide and P. Emplit
Opt. Lett. 14(13) 689-691 (1989)
Q. Z. Wang, D. Ji, Lina Yang, P. P. Ho, and R. R. Alfano
Opt. Lett. 14(11) 578-580 (1989)
G. R. Boyer and M. A. Franco
Opt. Lett. 14(9) 465-467 (1989)