| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M27852/02 |
| Title: |
REALISATION OF A FEMTOSECOND OPTICAL OSCILLOSCOPE |
| Principal Investigator: |
Reid, Professor D |
| Other Investigators: |
|
| Researcher Co-Investigators: |
|
| Project Partners: |
|
| Department: |
Physics |
| Organisation: |
Heriot-Watt University |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 March 2001 |
Ends: |
30 November 2001 |
Value (£): |
8,568
|
| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
|
| EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications: |
| No relevance to Underpinning Sectors |
|
|
| Related Grants: |
|
| Panel History: |
|
|
Summary on Grant Application Form |
|
In the programme proposed I will develop the technique of Frequency-Domain Phase Measurement and related approaches to enable a complete characterisation of the amplitude and phase of ultrashort optical pulses. Central to the concept will be the use of non-linear detection by tow-photon adsorption in a photodiode structure to provide cross-correlation between a control pulse and its frequency-filtered replica. The research activity will involve design and evaluation of an appropriate optical configuration to implement the correct frequency-filtering and correlation steps followed by a driver and acquisition system to record, in real-time, the unique deriving from the sonogram trace the amplitude and phase characteristic of the pulse in real-time. An evaluation period will aim to assess the accuracy and performance of the system for a range of pulse durations and wavelengths using the unique range of ultrashort-pulse laser sources available at the university of St Andrews.
|
|
Key Findings |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
|
Potential use in non-academic contexts |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
|
Impacts |
|
| Description |
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk |
| Summary |
|
| Date Materialised |
|
|
|
|
Sectors submitted by the Researcher |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
| Project URL: |
|
| Further Information: |
|
| Organisation Website: |
http://www.hw.ac.uk |