Title :
Temporal contrast degradation at the focus of ultrashort pulses from high-frequency spectral phase noise
Author :
Bromage, J. ; Dorrer, C. ; Jungquist, R.K.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
Expressions are derived for the low-intensity temporal pedestal produced by optical surface roughness within stretchers and compressors. Phase noise in the near field of a spectrally dispersed beam produces space-time coupling in the focal plane.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; focal planes; laser beams; laser noise; optical dispersion; optical modulation; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; phase noise; surface roughness; chirped-pulse amplification; compressors; focal plane; high-frequency spectral phase noise; optical surface roughness; space-time coupling; stretchers; temporal contrast degradation; ultrashort pulses; Compressors; Correlation; Couplings; Laser noise; Optical pulses; Phase noise; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
