Abstract
Although nonlinear methods can provide only the amplitude and the phase of an isolated ultrashort pulse, linear techniques can yield such measurements with a much better sensitivity and reliability when a reference pulse is available. We demonstrate two such methods, dual-quadrature spectral interferometry and Fourier-transform spectral interferometry. These techniques are simple to implement, very sensitive, and provide a complete measurement of the complex electric field, E(ω), as a continuous function of frequency.
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