Open AccessPulse trains produced by phase-modulation of ultrashort optical pulses: tailoring and characterization
Author(s) -
M. Renard,
R. Chaux,
B. Lavorel,
O. Faucher
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.12.000473
Subject(s) - optics , ultrashort pulse , bandwidth limited pulse , phase modulation , femtosecond pulse shaping , pulse shaping , pulse (music) , interferometry , phase (matter) , modulation (music) , multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan , materials science , self phase modulation , pulse amplitude modulation , amplitude modulation , amplitude , physics , frequency modulation , nonlinear optics , laser , phase noise , telecommunications , computer science , radio frequency , acoustics , quantum mechanics , detector
In this paper, creation of pulse doublets and pulse trains by spectral phase modulation of ultrashort optical pulses is investigated. Pulse doublets with specific features are generated through step-like and triangular spectral phase modulation, whereas sequences of pulses with controllable delay and amplitude are produced via sinusoidal phase modulations. A temporal analysis of this type of tailored pulses is exposed and a complete characterization with the SPIDER technique (Spectral Phase Interferometry for Direct Electric-field Reconstruction) is presented.