We show that frequency-resolved optical gating combined with spectral interferometry yields an extremely sensitive and general method for temporal characterization of nearly arbitrarily weak ultrashort pulses even when the reference pulses is not transform limited. We experimentally demonstrate measurement of the full time-dependent intensity and phase of a train of pulses with an average energy of 42 zeptojoules (42 x 10(-21) J), or less than one photon per pulse.

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Using RFID to confirm the placement of ER-REBOA is feasible with specificity highest in zone I. Future work should focus on refining this technology for the forward-deployed setting.

Measurements of stimulated Raman gain in rubidium vapor are made and compared with a detailed model. Amplification of a weak probe laser is observed in a ⌳-type three-level system that is driven by a strong cw coupling laser. The intensity of the coupling laser is sufficiently strong that it both optically pumps the atomic levels, causing a population inversion in the ground-state hyperfine levels, and drives the stimulated Raman process producing gain. A theory that models all aspects of the gain mechanism is presented. The model includes all interactions between the external fields and the atomic transitions, including those processes that involve multiple fields interacting with the same transition. Numerical calculations are compared with gain measurements made at several coupling laser intensities and detunings from the D1 line in 85 Rb.

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