ULTRAFAST GATING USING A NONLINEAR SAGNAC INTERFEROMETER

被引:2
作者
SALIN, F
SQUIER, J
CLAY, K
机构
[1] Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0030-4018(92)90503-J
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We show theoretically and experimentally that Sagnac interferometers which include a medium which exhibits gain or absorption can be used to obtain picosecond or femtosecond optical gates with very high contrast and good transmission. This method is well suited for imaging through scattering media or extracting a weak signal from a broad background.
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页码:151 / 156
页数:6
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