Title :
Eliminating spatiotemporal distortions from angular dispersion in noncollinear optical parametric amplifiers
Author :
Bromage, J. ; Dorrer, C. ; Zuegel, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
Spatiotemporal aberrations from megahertz-repetition-rate noncollinear optical parametric amplifiers are characterized using spatially resolved spectral interferometry. Pulse-front tilt is eliminated by optimizing the signal´s angular gain spectrum, increasing the intensity at focus.
Keywords :
Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal resolution; Spatial resolution; Spatiotemporal phenomena; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
