title: High-dynamic-range laser-pulse-contrast measurement with a plasma-shuttered streak camera.
abstract: The dynamic range of a picosecond visible streak camera has been improved by the combination of a plasma shutter and multishot averaging performed with a photoconductive switch sweep circuit. We use this technique to measure the contrast of a 100-fs laser pulse over 2 ns with a dynamic range of 7 orders of magnitude.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Tien
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nantel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mourou
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouvier