Title :
Stable long-cavity regenerative amplifier with 10-11 ASE contrast
Author :
Easter, J. ; Hou, B. ; Power, E. ; Nees, J.
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Abstract :
Design and measurements of a high-contrast millijoule regenerative amplifier are presented. Coupled with a preamplifier and saturable absorber, the amplifier and subsequent compressor produce 3.7 mJ, 33 fs pulses with nanosecond ASE contrast of 10-11
Keywords :
Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431350
