System for generating pluralities of optical pulses with predetermined frequencies in a temporally and spatially overlapped relationship
Abstract
Ultra short (pico second and shorter) laser pulses having components of different frequency which are overlapped coherently in space and with a predetermined constant relationship in time, are generated and may be used in applications where plural spectrally separate, time-synchronized pulses are needed as in wave-length resolved spectroscopy and spectral pump probe measurements for characterization of materials. A Chirped Pulse Amplifier (CPA), such as a regenerative amplifier, which provides amplified, high intensity pulses at the output thereof which have the same spatial intensity profile, is used to process a series of chirped pulses, each with a different central frequency (the desired frequencies contained in the output pulses). Each series of chirped pulses is obtained from a single chirped pulse by spectral windowing with a mask in a dispersive expansion stage ahead of the laser amplifier. The laser amplifier amplifies the pulses and provides output pulses with like spatial and temporal profiles. A compression stage then compresses the amplified pulses. All the individual pulses of different frequency, which originated in each single chirped pulse, are compressed and thereby coherently overlapped in space and time. The compressed pulses may be used for the foregoing purposes and other purposes wherien pulses having amore »
- Inventors:
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- Spencerport, NY
- Honeoye Falls, NY
- Rochester, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868187
- Patent Number(s):
- 5095487
- Assignee:
- University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC03-85DP40200
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- generating; pluralities; optical; pulses; predetermined; frequencies; temporally; spatially; overlapped; relationship; ultra; pico; shorter; laser; components; frequency; coherently; space; constant; time; generated; applications; plural; spectrally; separate; time-synchronized; wave-length; resolved; spectroscopy; spectral; pump; probe; measurements; characterization; materials; chirped; pulse; amplifier; cpa; regenerative; provides; amplified; intensity; output; spatial; profile; process; series; central; desired; contained; obtained; single; windowing; mask; dispersive; expansion; stage; ahead; amplifies; temporal; profiles; compression; compresses; individual; originated; compressed; foregoing; purposes; wherien; plurality; discrete; required; optical pulse; frequency components; spatial intensity; output pulses; optical pulses; laser pulses; output pulse; laser pulse; laser amplifier; intensity profile; regenerative amplifier; amplifier amplifies; provides output; frequency component; desired frequencies; discrete frequency; expansion stage; predetermined frequencies; amplified pulse; /372/
Citation Formats
Meyerhofer, David D, Schmid, Ansgar W, and Chuang, Yung-ho. System for generating pluralities of optical pulses with predetermined frequencies in a temporally and spatially overlapped relationship. United States: N. p., 1992.
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Meyerhofer, David D, Schmid, Ansgar W, & Chuang, Yung-ho. System for generating pluralities of optical pulses with predetermined frequencies in a temporally and spatially overlapped relationship. United States.
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abstractNote = {Ultra short (pico second and shorter) laser pulses having components of different frequency which are overlapped coherently in space and with a predetermined constant relationship in time, are generated and may be used in applications where plural spectrally separate, time-synchronized pulses are needed as in wave-length resolved spectroscopy and spectral pump probe measurements for characterization of materials. A Chirped Pulse Amplifier (CPA), such as a regenerative amplifier, which provides amplified, high intensity pulses at the output thereof which have the same spatial intensity profile, is used to process a series of chirped pulses, each with a different central frequency (the desired frequencies contained in the output pulses). Each series of chirped pulses is obtained from a single chirped pulse by spectral windowing with a mask in a dispersive expansion stage ahead of the laser amplifier. The laser amplifier amplifies the pulses and provides output pulses with like spatial and temporal profiles. A compression stage then compresses the amplified pulses. All the individual pulses of different frequency, which originated in each single chirped pulse, are compressed and thereby coherently overlapped in space and time. The compressed pulses may be used for the foregoing purposes and other purposes wherien pulses having a plurality of discrete frequency components are required.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
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