Regenerative pulse shaping and amplification of ultrabroadband optical pulses

Journal Article · Wed Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1996 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.21.000219· OSTI ID:434631

Barty, C P ^[1]; Korn, G ^[2]; Raksi, F; Rose-Petruck, C; Squier, J ^[1]; Tien, A ^[3]; Wilson, K R; Yakovlev, V V; Yamakawa, K ^[1]

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1. University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0339 (United States)
2. Max-Born Institut fur Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, 12474 Berlin (Germany)
3. Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2099 (United States)

Regenerative pulse shaping is used to alleviate gain narrowing during ultrashort-pulse amplification. Amplification bandwidths of {approximately}100 nm, or nearly three times wider than the traditional gain-narrowing limit, are produced with a modified Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier. This novel regenerative amplifier has been used to amplify pulses to the 5-mJ level with a bandwidth sufficient to support {approximately}10-fs pulses. {copyright} {ital 1996 Optical Society of America.}

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 434631
• Journal Information: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 21; ISSN OPLEDP; ISSN 0146-9592
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AMPLIFICATION
LASER RADIATION
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PULSE TECHNIQUES
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