Open AccessComparison of accuracy between two spectral phase interferometric methods in the characterization of complex pulses
Author(s) -
Jin Wen,
Liang Lei,
Jiao Zhong-Xing,
Tianshu Lai,
Lin Wang
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.55.1883
Subject(s) - spider , interferometry , characterization (materials science) , optics , phase (matter) , phase difference , electric field , spectral analysis , field (mathematics) , physics , spectroscopy , quantum mechanics , mathematics , astronomy , pure mathematics
By means of numerical simulation, a comparison is made between conventional spectral phase interferometry for direct electric -field reconstruction (SPIDER) and delay-controlled fringe-free SPIDER (DCFF-SPIDER) in the accuracy of characterization of complex pulses. The results show that errors occur likely when complex pulses with abrupt variations in spectra or/and phases are characterized with conventional SPIDER, while DCFF-SPIDER can give high accuracy. The underlying reasons for this difference are discussed.