Near-zero-index ultra-fast pulse characterization

Wallace Jaffray; Federico Belli; Enrico G. Carnemolla; Catalina Dobas; Mark Mackenzie; John Travers; Ajoy K. Kar; Matteo Clerici; Clayton DeVault; Vladimir M. Shalaev; Alexandra Boltasseva; Marcello Ferrera

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31151-4

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Near-zero-index ultra-fast pulse characterization

Wallace Jaffray,
Federico Belli,
Enrico G. Carnemolla,
Catalina Dobas,
Mark Mackenzie,
John Travers,
Ajoy K. Kar,
Matteo Clerici,
Clayton DeVault,
Vladimir M. Shalaev,
Alexandra Boltasseva,
Marcello Ferrera

Affiliations

Wallace Jaffray: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA
Federico Belli: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA
Enrico G. Carnemolla: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA
Catalina Dobas: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA
Mark Mackenzie: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA
John Travers: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA
Ajoy K. Kar: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA
Matteo Clerici: James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow
Clayton DeVault: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Vladimir M. Shalaev: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
Alexandra Boltasseva: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
Marcello Ferrera: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31151-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Frequency resolved optical gating is the core method for characterising ultra-fast optical pulses. Here, the authors use zero-index nonlinearities to largely enhance key performances and enable simultaneous second and third harmonic measurements.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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