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Electromagnetic Wave Analyzer
Electromagnetic Wave Analyzer
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An electromagnetic wave analyzer determines intensity and phase characteristics of an electromagnetic wave such as an ultrashort laser pulse. The analyzer passes the electromagnetic wave through a Fresnel biprism that produces a probe pulse and a gated pulse. The probe pulse and the gated pulse intersect and interact in a nonlinear optical medium, such as a second harmonic generating (SHG) crystal. The nonlinear optical medium then time gates and frequency filters the electromagnetic wave producing an input pulse gated signal. A lens maps delay in a horizontal direction and crystal output angle in a vertical direction. A camera detects the output of the lens and creates a spectrogram of the electromagnetic wave.
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1/7/2003
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