Optical sampling waveform measuring apparatus

摘要

A sampling light source (10) generates a pulse sequence of sampling light having a pulse width smaller than that of target light (a) and a single plane of polarization. A polarization beam splitting unit (11) splits each of the sampling light output from the sampling light source, and the target light into two light components having planes of polarization shifted 90 DEG from each other, multiplexes each pair of split sampling and target light components having planes of plane of polarization shifted 90 DEG from each other, and outputs the respective multiplexed light components to different optical paths. A pair of nonlinear optical members (1a, 1b) each generate a cross-correlation signal based on the sampling and target light components output from the polarization beam splitting unit to each optical path and having planes of polarization shifted 90 DEG from each other as sum frequency light. A pair of photodetectors (7a, 7b) each convert the sum frequency light output from each of the pair of nonlinear optical members into an electrical signal. A signal processing unit (12) adds the electrical signals output from the pair of photodetectors, processes the resultant electrical signal, and displays its pulse waveform. With this operation, the pulse waveform of the target light can be accurately measured regardless of variations in the polarized state of the target light. <IMAGE>