Amplification of ultrashort pulses with Nd:glass amplifiers pumped by alexandrite free running laser
A method is described of producing an ultra-high peak power pulse, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a short optical pulse having a predetermined duration from an optical oscillator; stretching in time the short optical pulse by a factor of approximately between 100 and 10,000 to produce a timestretched optical pulse to be amplified; amplifying the time-stretched optical pulse in a solid state amplifying media, said step of amplifying additionally including the step of combining the time-stretched optical pulse with an optical energy generated by a laser used to pump the solid-state amplifying media; and compressing in time the amplified time-stretched optical pulse, whereby the amplitude of the resulting amplified time-stretched compressed optical pulse is increased.
- Assignee:
- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); Allied-Signal Inc., Morris Township, NJ (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5235606; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-784232
- OSTI ID:
- 6253399
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 29 Oct 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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