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11.2.3 The Time-Frequency Phase Space ........... 343
11.2.4 Phase-Space Representation of Paraxial
Optical Systems ............................ 349
11.2.5 Temporal Paraxiality and the Chronocyclic
Phase Space ................................ 353
11.3 Metrology of Short Optical Pulses .................. 357
11.3.1 Measurement Strategies .................... 357
11.3.2 Pulse Characterization Apparatuses
as Linear Systems .......................... 358
11.3.3 Phase-Space Methods ...................... 361
11.3.3.1 Spectrographic Techniques ....... 362
11.3.3.2 Tomographic Techniques ......... 366
11.3.4 Interferometric or Direct Techniques ........ 369
11.3.4.1 Two-Pulse Double-Slit
Interferometry .................... 370
11.3.4.2 Shearing Interferometry .......... 374
11.4 Conclusions ........................................ 378
References ............................................... 379

Index ................................................... 385