Fabry–Pe´rot enhancement of external electro-optic sampling

This paper describes the Fabry–Pe′rot enhancement of external electro-optic sampling. Previous reports of Fabry–Pe′rot enhancement have been exclusively on continuous wave systems. Using a picosecond dye laser and a standard electro-optic probe tip an increase is shown both in the sensitivity and the responsivity of the picosecond probing system. The results show that for a picosecond system considerable advantage can be gained by use of the Fabry–Pe′rot effect. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.