Title :
Megawatt peak power picosecond pulse fiber amplifier based on divided-pulse amplification
Author :
Zhao, L.M. ; Lefrancois, S. ; Ouzounov, D.G. ; Wise, F.W. ; Kong, L.J. ; Yang, C.X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We report the generation of 2.2 ps pulses with energy up to 2.5 μJ and peak power up to 1 MW through divided-pulse amplification, combined with the use of circular polarization.
Keywords :
amplification; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre polarisation; optical pulse generation; circular polarization; divided-pulse amplification; energy 2.5 muJ; megawatt peak power picosecond pulse fiber amplifier; power 1 MW; pulse energy; pulse generation; time 2.2 ps; Crystals; Laser beams; Mirrors; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
