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
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