Title :
Regenerative amplification in alexandrite of pulses from specialized oscillators
Author :
Bado, Philippe ; Pessot, Maurice ; Squier, Jeff ; Mourou, Gerard A. ; Harter, Donald J.
Author_Institution :
Ultrafast Sci. Center, Rochester Univ., NY, USA
fDate :
6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An alexandrite regenerative amplifier, used to amplify the output of various specialized oscillators, is described. Nanosecond pulses from a narrow-frequency CW-pumped dye laser, picosecond pulses from a gain-switched diode laser, and femtosecond pulses from a synchronously pumped dye laser were amplified by 6-10 orders of magnitude in a single stage while conserving the temporal and spectral profiles characteristic to the oscillators.<>
Keywords :
laser beams; solid lasers; BeAl/sub 2/O/sub 4/:Cr/sup 3+/; CW-pumped dye laser; alexandrite; femtosecond pulses; gain-switched diode laser; nanosecond pulses; picosecond pulses; regenerative amplifier; specialized oscillators; synchronously pumped dye laser; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Optical retarders; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
