Title :
Temporal and spectral studies of a synchronously pumped dye laser: Detailed interpretation of autocorrelation measurements
Author :
McDonald, D. ; Rossel, Janet L. ; Fleming, Graham R.
Author_Institution :
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
fDate :
6/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
With the combination of precise autocorrelation and spectral measurements we have established the influence of pulse substructure on the determination of pulse envelope duration of a synchronously pumped dye laser within the noise burst model of Pike and Hersher. Our results make a single sided exponential pulse shape unlikely and we present evidence supporting pulses having Gaussian or skewed Gaussian temporal profiles.
Keywords :
Correlation measurements; Dye lasers; Laser measurements; Optical spectroscopy; Pulsed lasers; Autocorrelation; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser noise; Noise measurement; Noise shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1981.1071218
