AN ALEXANDRITE PUMPED ND-GLASS REGENERATIVE AMPLIFIER FOR CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION

被引:12
作者
SQUIER, J [1 ]
COE, S [1 ]
CLAY, K [1 ]
MOUROU, G [1 ]
机构
[1] ALLIED SIGNAL CORP,MORRISTOWN,NJ 07960
关键词
Alexandrite - Picosecond pulses;
D O I
10.1016/0030-4018(92)90221-C
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
An alexandrite pumped, Nd:glass regenerative amplifier is demonstrated. This amplifier has been used with chirped pulse amplification to produce millijoule, picosecond pulses. Using this technique the overall gain bandwidth of glass systems can be conveniently extended, as demonstrated here. This method is also applicable to other broadband materials such as Cr:LiSrAlF6.
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页码:73 / 78
页数:6
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