• DocumentCode
    689658
  • Title

    Amplification of ultrashort optical-vortex pulses with programmable topological-charge control

  • Author

    Yamane, Keisaku ; Toda, Yuichiro ; Morita, Ryuji

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate the amplification of ultrashort optical-vortex pulses through the optical parametric process, where optical-vortex seed pulses with computer-controlled topological charges are employed. In this scheme, the low-throughput drawback of the vortex converter is overcome.
  • Keywords
    computer-generated holography; high-speed optical techniques; optical parametric amplifiers; optical vortices; computer-controlled topological charges; computer-generated hologram; optical parametric process; programmable topological-charge control; ultrashort optical-vortex pulses amplification; vortex converter; Dispersion; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical vortices; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834045