Title :
Efficient High-Energy Femtosecond Pulse Compression in Quadratic Media with Flattop Beams
Author :
Moses, Jeffrey ; Alhammali, Eihab ; Eichenholz, Jason M. ; Wise, Frank W.
Author_Institution :
Cornell Univ., Ithaca
Abstract :
Using a Gaussian-to-flattop beam reshaper and a frequency-doubling crystal, we demonstrate highly efficient and spatially uniform pulse compression of 1-mJ, ~100-fs pulses from a regenerative Ti: Sapphire amplifier.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse compression; optical pulse shaping; Gaussian-to-flattop beam reshaper; femtosecond pulse compression; frequency-doubling crystal; quadratic media; regenerative Ti-sapphire amplifier; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Solitons; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452463
