High dynamic range multi-channel cross-correlator for single-shot temporal contrast measurement

Kon, Akira; Nishiuchi, Mamiko; Kiriyama, Hiromitsu; Ogura, Koichi; Mori, Michiaki; Sakaki, Hironao; Kando, Masaki; Kondo, Kiminori

We have experimentally demonstrated that a multi-channel cross-correlator (MCCC) for single-shot measurement of temporal contrast achieved the high dynamic range of 10 and large temporal window of ~1 ns. In the experiment with short pulse laser, the shot to shot fluctuation of a pedestal intensity at sub-ns was measured. The fluctuation is mainly due to the random process of amplified spontaneous emission. The precise information on temporal contrast shot to shot will be crucial in assessing the particle acceleration in relativistic laser-mater interaction studies. We will discuss the experimental detail and result.