• DocumentCode
    1104842
  • Title

    Amplification of picosecond 10 µm pulses in multiatmosphere CO2lasers

  • Author

    Corkum, Paul B.

  • Author_Institution
    National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    3/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    216
  • Lastpage
    232
  • Abstract
    Picosecond pulses, generated by semiconductor switching (2-40 ps), have been regeneratively amplified to an energy density of ∼1.5 J/cm2in a multiatmosphere CO2laser. The characteristics of the amplified pulses have been investigated as a function of wavelength, pulse duration, and the pressure in the gain medium. Using a high-power pulse compression technique, 10 μm pulses as short as 600 fs have been obtained.
  • Keywords
    Carbon dioxide laser amplifiers; Laser mode locking; Laser transitions; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1985.1072638
  • Filename
    1072638
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1104842