Title :
A technique for measuring B-integral in chirped-pulse amplifiers
Author :
Bagnoud, Vincent ; Zimmer, Daniel ; Ecker, Boris ; Kuehl, Thomas
Author_Institution :
GSI-Helmoltzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate a simple method for measuring the B-integral of CPA systems based on temporal diffraction. Two identical pulses sent into the amplifier under study create time replicas used to retrieve the B-integral accumulation.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; intensity modulation; laser beams; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; B-integral accumulation retrieval; CPA system; chirped-pulse amplifier; temporal diffraction; temporal intensity-modulation; Chirp; Delay; Distortion measurement; Kerr effect; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; (140.3295) Laser beam characterization; (190.3270) Kerr effect;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
