Abstract
A nonlinear optical processor is developed which is capable of true real-time conversion of spatial-domain images to ultrafast time domain optical waveforms. It is based on four wave mixing between the spatially Fourier transformed quasi-monochromatic images and the optical waves of spectrally decomposed ultrashort pulses. A cascaded second-order nonlinearity arrangement in a β-barium borate crystal with type II phase matching is utilized to achieve efficient wave mixing at a femtosecond rate.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 563-565 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| State | Published - 15 Apr 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |