Abstract
We report a static single-shot configuration for measuring the sonogram trace of an ultrashort optical pulse. When it is combined with a CCD camera, the instrument provides an intuitive video-rate monitor of the pulse chirp, and it is equally compatible with a high-repetition-rate mode-locked oscillator and a low-repetition-rate amplified source. The performance of the instrument is described, and iterative retrieval of the measured sonogram trace, which yields complete and unambiguous pulse characterization, is demonstrated. © 2002 Optical Society of America.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 658-660 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Apr 2002 |