Cubic-phase mismatch compensation in femtosecond CPA systems using nonlinear-chirp-period poled LiNbO/sub 3/

Author

Green, K. ; Galvananskas, A. ; Wong, K.K. ; Harter, D.

Author_Institution

IMRA America Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

6-10 Aug. 2000

Firstpage

113

Lastpage

115

Abstract

Cubic-phase distortions of femtosecond pulses induced by the GVD mismatch between a linearly-chirped fiber grating stretcher and a diffraction-grating compressor have been compensated for 300 ps stretched pulses by using nonlinear-chirp-period electric-field poled LiNbO/sub 3/. Recompressed 450 fs pulses at 778 nm have been obtained.

Keywords

chirp modulation; compensation; dielectric polarisation; diffraction gratings; lithium compounds; optical materials; optical modulation; optical phase matching; optical pulse compression; 300 ps; 450 fs; 778 nm; GVD mismatch; LiNbO/sub 3/; chirped pulse amplification; cubic-phase distortions; cubic-phase mismatch compensation; diffraction-grating compressor; femtosecond CPA systems; femtosecond pulses; linearly-chirped fiber grating stretcher; nonlinear-chirp-period electric-field poled LiNbO/sub 3/; nonlinear-chirp-period poled LiNbO/sub 3/; ps stretched pulses; recompressed fs pulses; Chirp; Diffraction gratings; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest

Conference_Location

Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-646-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NLO.2000.883594

Filename

883594