Title :
Picosecond 10 µm pulse amplification in isotopic CO2 active medium
Author :
Polyanskiy, Mikhail N. ; Pogorelsky, Igor V. ; Yakimenko, Vitaly
Author_Institution :
Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA
Abstract :
Using isotopically enriched carbon dioxide in a CO2 laser amplifier we eliminated the splitting of a picosecond pulse during amplification that usually results from modulations in the periodical spectrum caused by the rotational line structure.
Keywords :
gas lasers; isotopic active medium; laser amplifier; pulse amplification; rotational line structure; Carbon dioxide; Gas lasers; Isotopes; Laser theory; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
