title: Temporal coherence characterization of supercontinuum pulse trains using Michelson's interferometer.
abstract: Temporal coherence properties of supercontinuum pulse trains generated in nonlinear fibers are analyzed within the framework of the second-order coherence theory of nonstationary light. Time-resolved Michelson's interference patterns are simulated, from which the full two-time mutual coherence function can (at least in principle) be determined experimentally. Standard time-integrated Michelson's interferograms are also simulated and shown to provide a rough estimate for the coherence time of the quasi-stationary contribution. A simple but illustrative analytical model representing supercontinuum pulse trains is presented, and numerically simulated realizations of such pulse trains are considered.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Jari
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Turunen
authors.forename: Goëry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Genty
authors.forename: Ari T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Friberg