Title :
The coherent artifact in interferometric pulse-measurement techniques
Author :
Rhodes, Michelle ; Mukhopadhyay, Madhuri ; Birge, Jonathan ; Steinmeyer, G. ; Rahaman, Saifur ; Trebino, Rick
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
We study multi-shot intensity-and-phase measurements of unstable trains of ultrashort pulses using two-dimensional spectral shearing interferometry (2DSI) and self-referenced spectral interferometry (SRSI) in order to identify warning signs of pulse-shape instability.
Keywords :
laser stability; light coherence; light interferometry; optical pulse shaping; coherent artifact; interferometric pulse-measurement techniques; multishot intensity-and-phase measurements; pulse-shape instability; self-referenced spectral interferometry; two-dimensional spectral shearing interferometry; ultrashort pulse; unstable trains; Frequency measurement; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Phase measurement; Pulse measurements; Shearing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
