DocumentCode
3017899
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
Adv. Photonics Res. Inst., Gwangju
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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 modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser variables measurement; optical correlation; optical phase matching; superradiance; amplified spontaneous emission; chirped picosecond pulse; decorrelation; femtosecond pulse; pulse contrast-ratio characterization; third-order correlation traces; Chirp; Decorrelation; Gratings; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453307
Filename
4453307
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