Title :
Coherent Contrast Improvement by Cross-Polarized Wave Generation
Author :
Canova, L. ; Merano, M. ; Jullien, A. ; Chériaux, G. ; Martens, R. Lopez ; Albert, O. ; Forget, N. ; Kourtev, S. ; Minkovski, N. ; Saltiel, S.M.
Author_Institution :
Ecole Nat. Super. de Tech. avances, Palaiseau
Abstract :
Contrast improvement filter based on cross-polarized wave generation is addressing the coherent contrast issue by flattening the spectral phase of the pulse. Theoretical and experimental evidence of this effect on pulse spectrum are presented.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; coherent contrast; cross-polarized wave generation; Autocorrelation; Chirp; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Physics; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453299
