Title :
High gain amplification of femtosecond UV laser pulses
Author :
Osvay, K. ; Kurdi, G. ; Kjebniczki, J. ; Csatari, M. ; Ross, I.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. & Quantum Electron., Univ. of Szeged, Hungary
Abstract :
We present the results of our experiment in efficient amplification of broadband, stretched femtosecond pulses at 400 nm using BaB2O4 crystal noncollinear optical parametric amplification (NOPA UV). The effect of various parameters on the spectral gain are also investigated.
Keywords :
barium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; 400 nm; BaB2O4; BaB2O4 crystal noncollinear optical parametric amplification; broadband stretched femtosecond pulses; femtosecond UV laser pulses; high gain amplification; spectral gain; Frequency conversion; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1133921
