Title :
Optical parametric chirped pulse amplification and spectral shaping seeded by a continuum generated in photonic band gap fiber
Author :
Hugonnot, E. ; Somekh, M. ; Villate, D. ; Salin, F. ; Freysz, E.
Author_Institution :
Commissariat a l´´Energie Atomique, Centre d´´Etudes Sci. et Tech. d´´Aquitaine, Le Barp, France
Abstract :
The combination of a femtosecond laser oscillator, a photonic band gap fiber and a nanosecond parametric amplifier makes it possible to propose a new tunable and spectrally shaped amplified laser source.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser tuning; multiwave mixing; optical fibres; optical parametric amplifiers; optical phase matching; photonic band gap; spectral line breadth; femtosecond laser oscillator; nanosecond parametric amplifier; optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; photonic band gap fiber; spectrally shaped amplified laser source; tunable amplified laser source;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
