Scanning optical delay device having a helicoid reflecting mirror
US5784186A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/12
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A rapid and linear scanning optical delay line was attained by the use of a helicoid reflecting mirror which was spun by a DC servo motor for bringing about a periodic change in the optical path length of the reflected light beam. The double-pass scanning range of the delay time as large as 80 picosecond was attained by the scanning optical delay line having a helicoid reflecting mirror having 12 mm in pitch distance. The scanning optical delay line was used in an optical second-harmonic generation autocorrelator, which was thus capable of scanning successfully a picosecond optical pulse train. A real-time scanning of the picosecond laser pulse of a mode-locked Titanium:Sapphire was verified.
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