Title :
Deviations from theory by femtosecond lasers due to noise
Author :
Rasskazov, Gennady ; Lozovoy, Vadim V. ; Dantus, Marcos
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
We compare deviations from theory in the yield of second harmonic generation in order to characterize high-repetition rate femtosecond laser sources where the amplitude and phase differs from pulse to pulse. Experimental results are presented for cases with phase noise and a post-pulse.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical harmonic generation; optical noise; optical pulse generation; phase noise; high-repetition rate femtosecond laser sources; phase noise; post-pulse; second harmonic generation; Chirp; Distortion measurement; Noise; Optical amplifiers; Optical interferometry; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
