Title :
Passive optical amplifier for picosecond and femtosecond pulses
Author :
Jason Jones, R. ; Jun Ye ; Potma, E. ; Xie, X.S.
Author_Institution :
JILA, Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
The coherent superposition of mode-locked pulses stored in a passive optical cavity results in a single amplified pulse when switched out. Theoretical and experimental results demonstrate superior performance when compared with active cavity dumping techniques.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; femtosecond pulses; mode-locked pulses; passive optical amplifier; passive optical cavity; picosecond pulses; Mirrors; Optical amplifiers; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238385
