Single-shot pulse retrieval of femtosecond bright squeezed vacuum
Kern Y, Nisim I, Birk M, Rasputnyi A, Behar D, Chen Z, Kaminer I, Sidorenko P, Cohen O, Krüger M (2026)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2026
Journal
Book Volume: 13
Pages Range: 395-399
Journal Issue: 3
Abstract
Bright squeezed vacuum (BSV) is an intense quantum state of light with zero mean electric field and huge photon number fluctuations, sufficiently intense to drive extreme nonlinear processes and imprint nonclassical statistics. However, the temporal structure of single BSV shots has not been fully characterized. Here, we retrieve the spectral and temporal pulse characteristics of a set of single-peak BSV shots. It is obtained by realizing a femtosecond BSV source at 1040 nm with a single spatial mode and performing single-shot spectral interferometry with a fully characterized coherent-state reference pulse. Our approach reveals that the group delay is consistent between the various shots, resulting in an average pulse duration of 27.2 fs, much shorter than the pump pulse, and a variation of 5.5 fs (standard deviation). We also observe a characteristic nodal structure in the spectral interferograms, demonstrating the BSV’s random phase ambiguity of π rad. Our approach demonstrates that BSV is a viable source of femtosecond light pulses for attosecond sub-cycle metrology of ultrafast electron dynamics.
Involved external institutions
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Israel (IL)
Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Germany (DE)
Israel (IL)
Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Kern, Y., Nisim, I., Birk, M., Rasputnyi, A., Behar, D., Chen, Z.,... Krüger, M. (2026). Single-shot pulse retrieval of femtosecond bright squeezed vacuum. Optica, 13(3), 395-399. https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.580767
MLA:
Kern, Yuval, et al. "Single-shot pulse retrieval of femtosecond bright squeezed vacuum." Optica 13.3 (2026): 395-399.
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