Group-delay measurement on laser mirrors by spectrally resolved white-light interferometry

Opt Lett. 1995 Apr 1;20(7):788-90. doi: 10.1364/ol.20.000788.

Abstract

The frequency-dependent group delay of dielectric mirrors was measured by spectrally resolved white-light interferometry. Chirped mirrors and thin-film Gires-Tournois interferometers designed for dispersion control in a femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser oscillator-amplifier system were tested with a group-delay resolution of +/-0.2 fs and a spectral resolution of ~1 nm over the spectral range of 670-870 nm.