Title :
Cavity-enhanced optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification
Author :
Ilday, F. Ö ; Siddiqui, A. ; Muecke, O.D. ; Kärtner, F.X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
We report a novel method for high-energy, few-cycle pulse generation through the combination of parametric amplification and enhancement cavities. Dispersion in the cavity ceases to be a concern with the use of long pump pulses.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; cavity dispersion; cavity-enhanced chirped-pulse amplification; long pump pulses; optical parametric amplification; pulse generation; Chirp; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627646
