Dynamic enhancement of single-shot temporal contrast measurement by self-referenced spectral interferometry
We present a method for the dynamic enhancement of single-shot self-referenced spectral interferometry, achieving a temporal intensity contrast measurement capability exceeding 10<sup>10</sup>. Our approach employs optical Kerr lensing and white-light generation to optically limit the main pulse of a high-power laser, while leaving pre- and post-pulses as well as pedestal structures unaffected.
Authors
- U. Schramm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0390-7671)
- T. Toncian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7986-3631)
- A. A. Dotsenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0366-7666)
- Stefan Bock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2838-4785)
- Uwe Helbig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8813-5601)
- René Gebhardt
- Yen-Yu Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0548-3999)
- T. Oksenhendler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3593-1609)
- Tobias Witting
- Jörn Dreyer
Institutions
- Gomel Engineering Institute (BY)
- Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Optics Express
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.572556
- Primary Topic
- Optical measurement and interference techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00