• DocumentCode
    499598
  • Title

    High-efficiency single-crystal XPW temporal filter for contrast enhancement and pulse shortening

  • Author

    Jullien, A. ; Rousseau, J.P. ; Mercier, B. ; Antonucci, L. ; Albert, O. ; Chériaux, G. ; Kourtev, S. ; Minkovski, N. ; Saltiel, S.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. d´´Opt. Appl., Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau, France
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We propose an efficient scheme for femtosecond contrast filtering based on cross-polarized wave generation with a super-Gaussian-shaped beam. We reach 50% intensity transmission with a 2.2 time pulse shortening.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; optical filters; optical materials; optical pulse generation; contrast enhancement; cross-polarized wave generation; femtosecond contrast filtering; high-efficiency single-crystal XPW temporal filter; optical pulse shortening; super-Gaussian-shaped beam; Filtering; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical filters; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers; Shape; Ultrafast optics; 140.7090; 320.7110;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224774