Title :
Broadband spectral shaping in a Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier
Author :
Len, Yuxin ; Lin, Lihuang ; Wang, Wenyao ; Jiang, Yuohua ; Tang, Bin ; Xu, Zhizhan
Author_Institution :
Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Chinese Acad. of Sci., China
Abstract :
A 0.34-mm thick quartz plate is used in a Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier for spectral shaping, the bandwidth of the amplified pulse is increased from ∼18 nm to ∼35 nm, and the amplified pulse is compressed to ∼35 fs.
Keywords :
infrared spectra; optical communication equipment; optical pulse compression; optical pulse shaping; quartz; sapphire; titanium; 0.34 mm; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire; broadband spectral shaping; pulse amplification; pulse compression; quartz plate; regenerative amplifier; Bandwidth; Birefringence; Broadband amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse shaping methods; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1274675
