Proposal for absolute CEP measurement using 0-to-f self-referencing

Abstract

We show how to adapt a 0-f self-referencing technique to provide a single shot absolute Carrier Envelope Phase (CEP) measurement by using the CEP reference provided by difference frequency generation (DFG) between the spectral wings of the fundamental pulse. Usually, the beat between the input pulse and the DFG signal then provides feedback with which to stabilize the CEP slip in a pulse train. However, with a simple extension we can get a single shot absolute CEP measurement. Success relies on having well characterized input pulses, and the use of accurate propagation models through the nonlinear crystal -- these enable us to construct a mapping between the experimental measurement and the CEP of the optical pulse.