title: Second-harmonic generation frequency-resolved optical gating analysis of low-intensity shaped femtosecond pulses at 1.55 mum.
abstract: We illustrate observation and characterization of medium- and low-intensity shaped ultrashort pulses at lambda=1.55mum through single-shot geometry (multishot-average) second-harmonic generation-frequency-resolved optical gating. The pulses are shaped by amplitude filters in the Fourier plane of a compact folded shaper. Sensitivity to pulses with energies of less than 20 pJ and high dynamic range is reported for this configuration. Application of this method to the propagation of ~170-fs pulses through a 50-m fiber link is also illustrated.
authors: F G
authors: FG
authors: Omenetto
authors: J W
authors: JW
authors: Nicholson
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Taylor