Title :
Femtosecond optical pulse amplification
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
2/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A number of techniques have been developed for amplification of optical pulses of approximately 100-fs duration. These amplifiers span a wide range of operating parameters from kilowatt to gigawatt peak powers and from 10 Hz to megahertz repetition rates. Amplification of femtosecond pulses has also been demonstrated at several wavelengths including visible, near-infrared, and ultraviolet regions. Several problems arise when amplifying short optical pulses to very high intensities. The problems are discussed and the state of the art of femtosecond optical pulse amplification is reviewed
Keywords :
optical parametric amplifiers; reviews; 1 kW to 1 GW; 100 fs; operating parameters; optical pulse amplification; peak powers; repetition rates; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
