• DocumentCode
    3012123
  • Title

    Measurement of the Self-Phase-Modulation-Induced Bandwidth in a 30-kJ-Class Laser-Amplifier Chain

  • Author

    Donaldson, W.R. ; Maywar, D.N. ; Kelly, J.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Rochester, Rochester
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Self-phase modulation in a multikilojoule laser system was detected spectroscopically and correlated with the time derivative of the intensity. An integrated nonlinear index of refraction was determined that facilitated improved modeling of the system.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre amplifiers; optical modulation; class laser amplifier chain; energy 30 kJ; induced bandwidth; integrated nonlinear index of refraction; multikilojoule laser system; self phase modulation; time derivative; Bandwidth; Frequency; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Shape measurement; Solid lasers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453000
  • Filename
    4453000