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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1999
Alexi A. Maznev, Natick, MA (US);
Timothy F. Crimmins, Cambridge, MA (US);
Keith A. Nelson, Newton, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention features methods and systems for optical correlation of ultrashort optical waveforms, e.g., pulses. The optical waveform passes through a diffractive optic, e.g., a mask or grating, to generate multiple sub-beams corresponding to different diffractive orders. At least two of the sub-beams are then imaged onto the sample to produce a desired crossing pattern. To perform the correlation, the diffracted sub-beams are variably delayed relative to one another prior to overlapping on the sample. The sample generates a signal beam in response to the overlapping sub-beams, the signal beam providing a correlation between the sub-beams for each of the variable delays.