Title :
Pulsed laser field errors: theoretical and experimental analysis of a phase error figure of merit
Author :
Walker, B.C. ; Toth, C. ; Fittinghoff, D. ; Barty, C.P.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Delaware Univ., Newark, DE, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Several pulse distortion analysis methods have been recently used to quantify pulse errors. We have used PGFROG to retrieve the spectral phase and intensity for a variety of distorted pulses. The measurements were done in a single shot mode to allow the analysis of pulse-to-pulse statistics.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser variables measurement; measurement errors; optical correlation; statistical analysis; PGFROG; distorted pulse; phase error figure of merit; pulse distortion analysis methods; pulse-to-pulse statistics; pulsed laser field errors; single shot mode; spectral intensity retreival; spectral phase retreival; Distortion measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser theory; Magneto electrical resistivity imaging technique; Optical distortion; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation; Taylor series;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834513
