Title :
Subnanosecond pulses from a KrF laser pumped SF6Brillouin amplifier
Author :
Fedosejevs, R. ; Offenberger, A.A.
Author_Institution :
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
fDate :
10/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Experimental measurements are presented of pulse compression in a backward Brillouin amplifier using SF6gas pumped by 0.9 GHz linewidth KrF laser radiation. Average pulse durations of 390 ps and energy extraction effieiencies of 40 percent from 24 ns pump pulses have been demonstrated at pressures of 15.3 and 12.6 atm, respectively.
Keywords :
Brillouin scattering; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulsed lasers; Brillouin scattering; Frequency; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1985.1072567
