Title :
Optical parametric amplification of a picosecond pulsed laser diode at 975 nm
Author :
Fragemann, A. ; Pasiskevicius, V. ; Laurell, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Laser Phys., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
Optical parametric amplification, employing periodically poled KTiOPO4 as the gain medium, was used to amplify picosecond pulses at 975 nm emitted by a laser diode. A gain of 35 dB was achieved.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; potassium compounds; semiconductor lasers; 35 dB; 975 nm; KTiOPO4; gain medium; laser diode; optical parametric amplification; periodically poled crystal; picosecond pulsed laser diode; Diode lasers; Gain; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568041
