Title :
Accurate contrast-ratio characterization of femtosecond and chirped picosecond pulses using the decorrelation of third-order correlation trace
Author :
Hong, Kyung-Han ; Sung, Jae Hee ; Yu, Tae Jun ; Choi, Il Woo ; Kim, Hyung Taek ; Noh, Young-Chul ; Ko, Do-Kyeong ; Lee, Jongmin
Author_Institution :
Femto Science Laboratory, Advanced Photonics Research Institute, GIST, 1 Oryong-dong Buk-gu Gwangju 500-712, Korea
Abstract :
We present the accurate characterization of the pulse contrast ratio using the decorrelation of high-dynamic-range third-order correlation traces. Experimental measurements with femtosecond and chirped picosecond pulses confirm the necessity of this method.
Keywords :
Chirp; Decorrelation; Gratings; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431084
