Title :
Characterization of high power laser systems Bragg grating stretchers
Author :
Olivie, G. ; Villate, D. ; Videau, L. ; Freysz, E. ; Salin, F.
Author_Institution :
Commissariat a L´´Energie Atomique, Centre d´´Etudes Scientifiques et Techniques d´´Aquitaine, Le Barp, France
Abstract :
Chirped Bragg gratings, working as short pulse stretcher, are characterized with a cross correlation scheme. The defects presence in the grating is evidenced. Numerical simulations indicate that their effects on the recompression appear quite negligible.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; numerical analysis; optical correlation; optical pulse shaping; Bragg grating stretchers; chirped Bragg gratings; cross correlation scheme; high power laser systems; numerical simulation; recompression; Bragg gratings; Chirp; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse shaping methods; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
