A coherent tunable source of high-power nanosecond pulses at ∼840 nm, near the Fourier limit of optical bandwidth

Author

Baldwin, Kenneth G H ; Kono, Mitsuhiko ; White, Richard T. ; He, Yabai ; Orr, Brian J.

Author_Institution

Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT

fYear

2008

fDate

4-9 May 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

A chirp-controlled nanosecond-pulsed tunable optical parametric oscillator and two-stage Ti:sapphire amplifier generate high-power coherent light at ~840 nm, with frequency stability and narrow optical bandwidth as needed for high-resolution ultraviolet spectroscopy.

Keywords

laser frequency stability; light coherence; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric oscillators; optical tuning; Fourier limit; chirp-controlled nanosecond-pulsed tunable optical parametric oscillator; coherent tunable source; frequency stability; high-power nanosecond pulses; high-resolution ultraviolet spectroscopy; narrow optical bandwidth; two-stage Ti:sapphire amplifier; Bandwidth; Chirp; High power amplifiers; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers; (300.6320) Spectroscopy, high-resolution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-859-9

Type

conf

Filename

4572059