Title :
An analysis of broad-spectrum pulse amplification from mixed Nd:glass amplifiers
Author :
Hays, G.R. ; Gaul, E. ; Martinez, M. ; Ditmire, T.
Author_Institution :
Texas Center for High Intensity Laser Sci., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Abstract :
We present results in a comprehensive analysis of gain shaping from Nd:glass amplifiers in an effort to generate near 100 fs pulses in chirped pulse amplification. We discuss relative gain balance between the two media.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; neodymium; optical pulse shaping; solid lasers; JkJk:Nd; broad-spectrum pulse amplification; chirped pulse amplification; gain shaping; mixed Nd:glass amplifiers; pulse generation; Chirp; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; (140.7090) Ultrafast Lasers; (320.5540) Pulse shaping;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628831
