Three-dimensional imaging using a femtosecond amplifying optical Kerr gate

Kaoru Minoshima; Takeshi Yasui; Emmanuel Abraham; Hirokazu Matsumoto; Gediminas Jonusauskas; Claude Rulliere

doi:10.1117/1.602229

1 October 1999 Three-dimensional imaging using a femtosecond amplifying optical Kerr gate

Kaoru Minoshima, Takeshi Yasui, Emmanuel Abraham, Hirokazu Matsumoto, Gediminas Jonusauskas, Claude Rulliere

Optical Engineering, Vol. 38, Issue 10, (October 1999). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.602229

An optical Kerr gate with the capability of light amplification and a femtosecond opening time in a special fast setup is applied to time-resolved imaging. Transient-induced anisotropy created by a first pump pulse is canceled by the perpendicular-induced anisotropy created by a delayed pump. The transverse resolution of the image is better than 70 ?m without degradation due to the optical Kerr effect or optical amplification. Moreover, the rather wide spectral band of the gate offers the possibility of spectroscopic imaging. Three-dimensional imaging of small-signal objects using the gate are demonstrated for several types of transmitting objects hidden behind light diffusers.

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Kaoru Minoshima, Takeshi Yasui, Emmanuel Abraham, Hirokazu Matsumoto, Gediminas Jonusauskas, and Claude Rulliere "Three-dimensional imaging using a femtosecond amplifying optical Kerr gate," Optical Engineering 38(10), (1 October 1999). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.602229

Published: 1 October 1999

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