• DocumentCode
    2875768
  • Title

    Transverse spatial structures and OPCPA

  • Author

    Tsangaris, C. ; Kinsler, P. ; New, G.H.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. London, London
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A numerical model of OPCPA incorporating transverse effects indicates that spatial phenomena are of critical importance. The results differ radically from those of plane-wave codes, revealing complex beam profiles and significantly altered conversion efficiencies.
  • Keywords
    chirp modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; OPCPA; numerical model; optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; plane-wave codes; revealing complex beam profiles; spatial phenomena; transverse spatial structures; Chirp; Frequency conversion; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Numerical models; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Ultrafast optics; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers; (230.4320) Nonlinear optical devices;
  • 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.2006.4628517
  • Filename
    4628517