Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 19, Issue 2, 470(2011)

Improvement of laser pulse contrast by optical Kerr shutter

HE Jun-fang1,*... WU Deng-ke1, WANG Yi-shan1, ZHU Chang-jun2 and WU Zhen1 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1[in Chinese]
  • 2[in Chinese]
  • show less
    References(14)

    [4] [4] CHVYKOV V,ROUSSEAU P, REED S, et al.. Generation of 1011 contrast 50 TW laser pulses[J]. Optics Letters, 2006,31(10):1456-1458.

    [5] [5] LORENZO C, STOYAN K, NIKOLAY M, et al.. Efficient generation of cross-polarized femtosecond pulses in cubic crystals with holographic cut orientation[J]. Applied Physics Letters, 2008,92(23):1102-1104.

    [6] [6] KOURTEV S,MINKOVSKI N, CANOVA L, et al.. Improved nonlinear cross-polarized wave generation in cubic crystals by optimization of the crystal orientation[J]. J. Opt. Soc. Am. B,2009,26(7):1269-1275.

    [7] [7] JULLIEN A,ALBERT O,BURGY F, et al.. 10-10 temporal contrast for femtosecond ultraintense lasers by cross-polarized wave generation[J]. Optics Letters, 2005,30(8):920-922.

    [8] [8] KALASHNIKOV M P, RISSE E, SCHNNAGEL H, et al.. Double chirped-pulse-amplification laser: a way to clean pulses temporally[J]. Optics Letters, 2005,30(8):923-925.

    [9] [9] ALBRECHT H S,HEIST P,KLEINSCHMIDT J, et al.. Pulse contrast enhancement of high-energy pulses by use of a gas-filled hollow waveguide[J]. Appl. Phys. B, 1992,55:362-364.

    [10] [10] MAYER G,GIRES F. Action d'une onde lumineuse intense sur l′indice de refraction des liquids[J]. Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. (Paris), 1964,258:2039-2042.

    [11] [11] DUGUAY M A,HANSEN J W. An ultrafast light gate[J]. Applied Physics Letters, 1969,15(6):192-194.

    [12] [12] KAORU M T. Three-dimensional imaging using a femtosecond amplifying optical Kerr gate[J]. Opt. Eng., 1999,38(10):1758-1762.

    [13] [13] WANG P P H,ALFANO R R. Time-resolved Fourier spectrum and imaging in highly scattering media[J]. Applied Optics, 1993,32(26):5043-5048.

    [14] [14] WANG L, HO P P. Ballistic 2-D imaging through scattering walls using an ultrafast optical Kerr gate[J]. Science, 1991,253(5021):769-771.

    Tools

    Get Citation

    Copy Citation Text

    HE Jun-fang, WU Deng-ke, WANG Yi-shan, ZHU Chang-jun, WU Zhen. Improvement of laser pulse contrast by optical Kerr shutter[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2011, 19(2): 470

    Download Citation

    EndNote(RIS)BibTexPlain Text
    Save article for my favorites
    Paper Information

    Category:

    Received: Oct. 8, 2010

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 30, 2011

    The Author Email: Jun-fang HE (amilyhjf@163.com)

    DOI:

    CSTR:32186.14.

    Topics