Asymmetric double-pulse interferometric FROG for visible-wavelength time-domain spectroscopy

Opt Lett. 2022 Nov 1;47(21):5595-5598. doi: 10.1364/OL.473143.

Abstract

To extend the detection range of time-domain spectroscopy into the challenging visible frequencies, we propose an interferometry-type frequency-resolved optical gating (FROG). Our numerical simulation shows that, when operating in a double-pulse scheme, a unique phase-locking mechanism can be activated and preserves both zero- and first-order phases (φ0, φ1)-indispensable for phase-sensitive spectroscopic study-that are otherwise inaccessible to standard FROG measurement. Followed by time-domain signal reconstruction and analysis protocol, we show that time-domain spectroscopy with sub-cycle temporal resolution is enabled and well suits the need of a ultrafast-compatible and ambiguity-free method for complex dielectric function measurement at visible wavelengths.