• DocumentCode
    2241131
  • Title

    Measurement of energy contrast of amplified ultrashort pulses using cross polarized wave generation and spectral interferometry

  • Author

    Iliev, M. ; Meier, A.K. ; Adams, D.E. ; Squier, J.A. ; Durfee, C.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. Dept., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We interfere an amplified output pulse with a copy that has been converted using third-order cross-polarized wave generation. The ASE pedestal shows as a background in the interference, yielding the short-pulse/ASE energy contrast.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; laser variables measurement; light interferometry; light polarisation; superradiance; ASE; amplified spontaneous emission; amplified ultrashort pulse; energy contrast measurement; spectral interferometry; third order cross polarized wave generation; Current measurement; Energy measurement; Interference; Measurement by laser beam; Optimized production technology; Pulse measurements; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950656