Title :
Coherent contrast improvement by cross-polarized wave generation
Author :
Canova, L. ; Merano, M. ; Jullien, A. ; Chériaux, G. ; Martens, R. Lopez ; Albert, O. ; Forget, N. ; Kourtev, S. ; Minkovski, N. ; Saltiel, S.M.
Author_Institution :
Laboratoire d¿Optique Appliquée, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de techniques avances, Ecole Polytechnique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 7639, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex, France
Abstract :
Contrast improvement filter based on cross-polarized wave generation is addressing the coherent contrast issue by flattening the spectral phase of the pulse. Theoretical and experimental evidence of this effect on pulse spectrum are presented.
Keywords :
Autocorrelation; Chirp; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Physics; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431076
