Michelson Interferometer Mirror Shift Method for Femtosecond Pulse Studies

Abstract:

In this paper is considered the autocorrelator of ultrashort pulses based a Michelson interferometer, his schemes and operating principles. The method of measuring ultrashort pulses is given. The schemes and principles of operation of the main nodes of the autocorrelation receiver are presented: the optical-mechanical part (the construction of the Michelson interferometer) and the electronic part, which includes a photodetector module, a control and data processing unit with a speaker amplifier, and a personal computer.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 806)
• Pages: 180-185
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.806.180
• Online since: June 2019
• Authors: Konstantin N. Okishev, Grigory A. Anikeev, Polina S. Goncharova, Alexander Vjacheslavovich Syuy*, Alena V. Popova
• Keywords: Autocorrelation Function, Autocorrelator, Interference, Michelson Interferometer, Ultrashort Pulses

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