Title :
Divided-pulse Amplification of Ultrashort Pulses
Author :
Zhou, Shian ; Ouzounov, Dimitre G. ; Wise, Frank W.
Author_Institution :
Cornell Univ., Ithaca
Abstract :
We demonstrate an approach to avoid nonlinear effects in amplification. The initial pulse is divided into a sequence of lower-energy identical pulses. The low-intensity pulses are amplified and recombined to create a final pulse.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical fibre amplifiers; divided-pulse amplification; fiber amplifier; nonlinear effects; ultrashort pulse amplification; Autocorrelation; Crystals; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear distortion; Optical distortion; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453041
