title: Quantifying noise in ultrafast laser sources and its effect on nonlinear applications.
abstract: Nonlinear optical applications depend on pulse duration and coherence of the laser pulses. Characterization of high-repetition rate pulsed laser sources can be complicated by their pulse-to-pulse instabilities. Here, we introduce and demonstrate experimentally a quantitative measurement that can be used to determine the pulse-to-pulse fidelity of ultrafast laser sources. Numerical simulations and experiments illustrate the effect of spectral phase and amplitude noise on second and third harmonic generation.
authors.forename: Vadim V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Lozovoy
authors.forename: Gennady
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rasskazov
authors.forename: Dmitry
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pestov
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dantus