Title :
The coherent artifact in modern pulse-shape measurements
Author :
Rhodes, Michelle ; Steinmeyer, G. ; Ratner, Justin ; Trebino, Rick
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
We simulate multi-shot measurements of trains of pulses with unstable shapes using SPIDER, SRSI, SHG FROG, PG FROG, and XFROG. Interferometric methods measure only the coherent artifact, while FROG methods better approximate the trains.
Keywords :
laser variables measurement; light coherence; light interferometry; optical pulse shaping; PG FROG methods; SHG FROG methods; SPIDER methods; SRSI methods; XFROG methods; coherent artifact measurements; interferometric methods; multishot pulse train measurements; pulse-shape measurements; Adaptive optics; Frequency measurement; Optical harmonic generation; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical variables measurement; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
