Title :
Controlling directionality of mirror-less lasing by pulse shaping and timing
Author :
Sokolov, Alexei V. ; Ariunbold, Gombojav O. ; Wang, Xi ; Scully, Marlan O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
We study mirrorless lasing in a dye solution two-photon-pumped by a sequence of pre-chirped femtosecond pulses. We demonstrate control of lasing direction, without changing the excitation geometry, by adjusting the pump pulse timing and shape.
Keywords :
Chirp; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods; Shape control; Timing; Ultrafast optics;
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
