Title :
Compact and highly efficient temporal pulse-compressor via stimulated-Brillouin- scattering used in a fused silica glass
Author :
Yoshida, H. ; Fujita, H. ; Nakatsuka, M. ; Ueda, T. ; Fujinoki, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita
Abstract :
We have designed a compact solid compressor by stimulated Brillouin scattering used in a fused silica glass. An 13 ns Nd:YAG laser pulse has been temporally compressed to a 1.2 ns pulse at 1064 nm.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; neodymium; optical pulse compression; silicon compounds; solid lasers; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Nd:YAG laser pulse; SiO2; YAG:Nd; compact solid compressor; fused silica; stimulated-Brillouin-scattering; temporal pulse-compressor; time 12 ns; time 13 ns; wavelength 1064 nm; Brillouin scattering; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Pulse compression methods; Reflectivity; Silicon compounds; (190.5040) Phase conjugation; (290.5900) Scattering, stimulated Brillouin; (320.5520) Pulse compression;
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.2006.4627953
