• DocumentCode
    688556
  • Title

    Single-shot 60 dB dynamic range laser contrast measurement using fourth-order cross-correlation from self-referencing-spectral-interferometry (FOX-SRSI)

  • Author

    Palaniyappan, S. ; Shah, R.C. ; Johnson, R.P. ; Shimada, Toshikazu ; Jung, D. ; Gautier, D.C. ; Hegelich, B.M. ; Fernandez, Juan Carlos

  • Author_Institution
    P-24 Plasma Phys., Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Fourth-order cross-correlation of the laser pulse is obtained from the spectral interferogram produced from the laser pulse and a self-created reference pulse. High dynamic range contrast measurement (60 dB) is demonstrated by measuring an imposed pre-pulse.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; laser variables measurement; light interference; light interferometry; optical correlation; FOX-SRSI; fourth-order cross-correlation; high dynamic range contrast measurement; imposed pre-pulse measurement; laser pulse; self-created reference pulse; self-referencing-spectral-interferometry; single-shot dynamic range laser contrast measurement; spectral interferogram; Delay effects; Dynamic range; Equations; Laser theory; Measurement by laser beam; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6832930
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=688556