Asynchronous optical sampling with arbitrary detuning between laser repetition rates

Laura Antonucci (1) , Xavier Solinas (1) , Adeline Bonvalet (1) , Manuel Joffre (1)

1 LOB - Laboratoire d'optique et biosciences

A method of asynchronous optical sampling based on free-running lasers with no requirement on the repetition rates is presented. The method is based on the a posteriori determination of the delay between each pair of pulses. A resolution better than 400 fs over 13 ns total delay scan is demonstrated. In addition to the advantages of conventional asynchronous sampling techniques, this method allows a straightforward implementation on already-existing laser systems using a fiber-based setup and an appropriate acquisition procedure. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America

Domains: Optics [physics.optics]

Laura Antonucci, Xavier Solinas, Adeline Bonvalet, Manuel Joffre. Asynchronous optical sampling with arbitrary detuning between laser repetition rates. Optics Express, 2012, 20 (16), pp.17928-17937. ⟨10.1364/OE.20.017928⟩. ⟨hal-00817166⟩