title: Complete temporal pulse characterization based on phase reconstruction using optical ultrafast differentiation (PROUD).
abstract: A simple and general technique for recovering the phase profile of a given optical waveform from temporal intensity measurements is introduced and experimentally demonstrated. The proposed method involves the measurement of the temporal intensity profiles at the input and output of a linear optical time differentiator. The signal phase profile can be unambiguously recovered from these intensity measurements using a direct and noniterative algorithm. Given that ultrafast optical differentiators can be readily implemented in all-fiber or free-space platforms, the proposed technique could be applied over time waveforms with durations ranging from the subpicosecond to the nanosecond regime.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Montréal, Québec H5A 1K6, Canada. fangxin@emt.inrs.ca
authors.forename: Fangxin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yongwoo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Azaña