Title :
Ultrashort pulses generation with the Mazzler active spectral broadening and the XPW pulse shortening technique
Author :
Canova, L. ; Albert, O. ; Lopez-Martens, R. ; Giacomini, P. ; Paul, P.M.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Opt. Appl., Palaiseau
Abstract :
We demonstrated the Mazzler with XPW filter approach to obtain ultrashort pulses with Gaussian shape at the output of the laser system. This scheme can be scaled to higher output energy and sub 10 fs pulses.
Keywords :
acousto-optical filters; chirp modulation; optical pulse generation; Gaussian shape; Mazzler active spectral broadening; Mazzler regenerative amplifier spectrum; XPW filter; XPW pulse shortening; acousto-optic programmable gain control filter; chirped pulse amplification; ultrashort pulse generation; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics; (190,7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
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
