Title :
High gain frequency domain optical parametric amplifier (FOPA) preserves ps pulse contrast
Author :
Lassonde, Philippe ; Boivin, Maxime ; Arissian, Ladan ; Legare, Francois ; Schmidt, B.E.
Author_Institution :
Centre Energie Mater. et Telecommun., Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci., Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
800nm, nJ level pulses are amplified >2.000 times in a single 2mm BBO crystal, pumped by picosecond 400nm pulses. Experiments evidence that the picosecond pulse contrast within the pump window remains unchanged upon amplification.
Keywords :
barium compounds; boron compounds; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; optical windows; solid lasers; BBO; BBO crystal; high gain frequency domain optical parametric amplifier; picosecond pulse contrast; pump window; size 2 mm; wavelength 400 nm; wavelength 800 nm; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
