Title :
Optical regenerative amplifier based on amplification of femtosecond chirped laser pulse
Author :
Hugonnot, E. ; Nellet, A. ; Mennerat, G. ; Freysz, E.
Author_Institution :
Commissariat a l´´Energie Atomique, Centre d´´Etudes Sci. et Tech. d´´Aquitaine, Le Barp, France
Abstract :
A regenerative amplifier based on parametric amplification of a chirped femtosecond signal pulse and pumped by a nanosecond frequency doubled Q-switched Nd :YAG laser is demonstrated. The amplified signal pulses are bandwidth limited.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; Nd :YAG laser; Q-switching; Y3Al5O12:Nd; femtosecond chirped laser pulse; frequency doubling; optical regenerative amplifier; parametric amplification; pumping; Chirp; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202337