Temporal contrast enhancement of energetic laser pulses by filtered self-phase-modulation-broadened spectra

Joachim Buldt, Michael Müller, Robert Klas, Tino Eidam, Jens Limpert, Andreas Tünnermann
2017 Optics Letters  
We present a novel approach for temporal contrast enhancement of energetic laserpulses by filtered SPM broadened spectra. A measured temporal contrast enhancement by at least 7 orders of magnitude in a simple setup has been achieved. This technique is applicable to a wide range of laser parameters and poses a highly efficient alternative to existing contrast-enhancement methods.
doi:10.1364/ol.42.003761 pmid:28957121 fatcat:u63rj7naeremxi7qvmgmecirty