Title :
Amplification of ultrashort optical-vortex pulses with programmable topological-charge control
Author :
Yamane, Keisaku ; Toda, Yuichiro ; Morita, Ryuji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate the amplification of ultrashort optical-vortex pulses through the optical parametric process, where optical-vortex seed pulses with computer-controlled topological charges are employed. In this scheme, the low-throughput drawback of the vortex converter is overcome.
Keywords :
computer-generated holography; high-speed optical techniques; optical parametric amplifiers; optical vortices; computer-controlled topological charges; computer-generated hologram; optical parametric process; programmable topological-charge control; ultrashort optical-vortex pulses amplification; vortex converter; Dispersion; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical vortices; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
