Title :
Generation of high-power infrared laser pulses by dual-chirped optical parametric amplification scheme
Author :
Zhang, Qingbin ; Takahashi, Eiji J. ; Midorikawa, Katsumi
Author_Institution :
Extreme Photonics Res. Group, RIKEN Adv. Sci. Inst., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
A dual-chirped optical parametric amplification scheme for generating ultrafast high-power IR pulse is proposed. Using this scheme, we can expect the generation of TW-class IR pulses in 1~2 μm.
Keywords :
barium compounds; chirp modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; BBO; TW-class IR pulses; dual-chirped optical parametric amplification; high power infrared laser pulses; Bandwidth; Crystals; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4