Title :
Accurate Contrast-ratio Characterization of Femtosecond and Chirped Picosecond Pulses Using the Decorrelation of Third-order Correlation Trace
Author :
Hong, Kyung-Han ; Sung, Jae Hee ; Yu, Tae Jun ; Choi, Il Woo ; Kim, Hyung Taek ; Noh, Young-Chul ; Ko, Do-Kyeong ; Lee, Jongmin
Author_Institution :
Adv. Photonics Res. Inst., Gwangju
Abstract :
We present the accurate characterization of the pulse contrast ratio using the decorrelation of high-dynamic-range third-order correlation traces. Experimental measurements with femtosecond and chirped picosecond pulses confirm the necessity of this method.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser variables measurement; optical correlation; optical phase matching; superradiance; amplified spontaneous emission; chirped picosecond pulse; decorrelation; femtosecond pulse; pulse contrast-ratio characterization; third-order correlation traces; Chirp; Decorrelation; Gratings; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453307
