• DocumentCode
    2669728
  • 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
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-749-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2003.238385
  • Filename
    1276263