Title :
Optical parametric chirped pulse amplification
Author :
Ross, I.N. ; Matousek, Petr ; Collier, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Lab., Chilton, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Optical parametric amplifiers already have widespread use in applications requiring pulses with broad tunability and/or short pulse duration. However a new scheme known as optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) because it uses an optical parametric amplifier (OPA) as a chirped pulse amplifier (CPA), offers further exciting possibilities for the generation of greatly increased pulse power and focused intensity.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; optical focusing; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical tuning; broad tunability; chirped pulse amplifier; focused intensity; optical parametric amplifier; optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; pulse power; short pulse duration; Chirp; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.906973
