DocumentCode
2868298
Title
Broadband optical parametric amplifier using chirped quasi-phase-matched gratings
Author
Charbonneau-Lefort, Mathieu ; Schober, A.M. ; Afeyan, Bedros ; Fejer, M.M.
Author_Institution
E. L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate operation of an optical parametric amplifier using a chirped quasi-phase-matching grating. Such devices enable engineering of gain spectra over wide bandwidths, applicable to femtosecond pulse amplification and other wide-band devices.
Keywords
diffraction gratings; optical parametric amplifiers; optical phase matching; broadband optical parametric amplifier; chirped quasi-phase-matched gratings; femtosecond pulse amplification; gain spectra; Broadband amplifiers; Chirp; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Operational amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; 190.4410; 190.4970; 190.7110; 230.4320;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628055
Filename
4628055
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