Transient-grating single-shot supercontinuum spectral interferometry (TG-SSSI)

Abstract

We present a technique for the single-shot measurement of the spatiotemporal (1D s p a c e + t i m e ) amplitude and phase of an ultrashort laser pulse. The method, transient grating single-shot supercontinuum spectral interferometry (TG-SSSI), is demonstrated by the space–time imaging of short pulses carrying spatiotemporal optical vortices. TG-SSSI is well suited for characterizing ultrashort laser pulses that contain singularities associated with spin/orbital angular momentum or polarization.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 18, 2021
Source ID
10.1364/ol.417803

Entities

People

  • Howard Milchberg
  • S. W. Hancock
  • S. Zahedpour

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • National Science Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • University of Maryland

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space