Advanced metrology for few-cycle mid-IR pulses

Abstract

AGS silver thiogallate AGSe silver selenogallate AOPDF acousto-optical programmable dispersive filters AR anti-reflection ARR-PCF antiresonant-guiding photonic crystal fiber BBO beta barium borate CPA chirped pulse amplification CW continuous wave CEO carrier-envelope offset CEP carrier-envelope phase DFG difference frequency generation DFT dispersive Fourier transform EM electromagnetic FPGA field-programmable gate array FROG frequency-resolved optical gating FT Fourier transform FTIR Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy FTL Fourier transform limit FFT fast Fourier transform FWHM full width at half maximum GDD group delay dispersion GV group velocity GVD group velocity dispersion HHG high harmonic generation IFFT inverse fast Fourier transform IR infrared IPN integrated phase noise KTP potassium titanyl phosphate LN lithium niobate LWIR long-wavelength infrared mid-IR mid-infrared near-IR near infrared NOPA noncollinear optical parametric amplification OP orientation-patterned OPA optical parametric amplifier OPCPA optical parametric chirped pulse amplification OPO optical parametric oscillator OR optical rectification OSA optical spectrum analyzer PPLN periodically-poled lithium niobate PSD power spectral density PP periodically poled QPM quasi-phase-matching RMS root mean square SCG supercontinuum generation SFG sum frequency generation SH second harmonic SHG second harmonic generation SH-SRI second harmonic assisted spectrally resolved interferometry SPM self-phase modulation SRI spectrally resolved interferometry STOD specific third order dispersion SWIR short-wavelength infrared TOD third order dispersion TOUCAN temporal dispersion based oneshot ultrafast carrier envelope phase analysis UV ultraviolet VIS visible WLC white-light continuum YAG yttrium aluminum garnet ZDWL zero-dispersion wavelength ZGP zinc germanium phosphide