Title :
Broadband high peak power laser: A combination of negatively and positively chirped pulse amplification
Author :
Kalashnikov, M.P. ; Osvay, K. ; Schönnagel, H. ; Sandner, W.
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. fur Nichtlineare Opt. und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, Berlin
Abstract :
A Ti:Sa laser using a combination of negatively- and positively-chirped pulse amplification (NPCPA) is demonstrated. The method suppresses spectral narrowing typically appearing in CPA lasers thus supporting bandwidth much broader than a conventional CPA.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; sapphire; solid lasers; spectral line narrowing; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; broadband high peak power laser; chirped pulse amplification; negatively-chirped pulse amplification; positively-chirped pulse amplification; spectral narrowing; Bandwidth; Chirp; Mirrors; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Stimulated emission; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers; (320.1590) Chirping; (320.5540) Pulse shaping;
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.2006.4628709
