Title :
Stability of femtosecond optical parametric amplification using wavelength-selected seed pulses
Author :
Yoshizawa, M. ; Yoshida, S. ; Aoki, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
The stability of an optical parametric amplifier has been improved using seed pulses selected by an interference filter. Fluctuation of the amplified signal is investigated by considering group delay in the self-phase modulation generating the seed.
Keywords :
interference filters; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; optical tuning; self-phase modulation; amplified signal fluctuation; femtosecond optical parametric amplification stability; femtosecond pulse generation; group delay; interference filter; optical parametric amplifier; self-phase modulation; wavelength-selected seed pulses; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stability; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967993
