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6 February 2004 Estimating duration and phase of a single-cycle pulse through measuring light intensity
Guoying Feng, Jianguo Chen, Xiaomin Zhang, Dayi Li
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Abstract
Studies have revealed that the variation of the normalized photon number of a single-cycle pulse (SCP) with the phase *Φ can be expressed in the form of {1+F*cos(2*Φ)}. Analytical expressions of F-functions in terms of the pulse width have been derived for analytical pulses of different profiles. Considering the fact that, for a train of mode-locked pulses, the phase may change from pulse to pulse, it can be shown that the duration and phase of SCPs can be evaluated with the aid of a square-law photodetector.
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Guoying Feng, Jianguo Chen, Xiaomin Zhang, and Dayi Li "Estimating duration and phase of a single-cycle pulse through measuring light intensity", Proc. SPIE 5210, Ultrahigh- and High-Speed Photography, Photonics, and Videography, (6 February 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505583
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KEYWORDS
Photodetectors

Phase shifts

Stochastic processes

Mode locking

Ultrafast phenomena

Laser resonators

Pulsed laser operation

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