DISPERSION-FREE AMPLIFICATION OF FEMTOSECOND DYE-LASER PULSES

被引:6
作者
DINEV, S
PAULUS, GG
NICKLICH, W
WALTHER, H
机构
[1] UNIV MUNICH,SEKT PHYS,W-8046 GARCHING,GERMANY
[2] UNIV SOFIA,DEPT PHYS,BU-1126 SOFIA,BULGARIA
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10.1364/OL.17.001298
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Amplification of femtosecond pulses through spatial expansion and recompression in a temporally nondispersive grating apparatus is demonstrated. The system used does not lengthen the pulse, provides higher gain than conventional amplifiers, and separates effectively the amplified spontaneous emission from the signal. The output pulse duration is easily controlled from tau(min) = 50 fs to several hundred femtoseconds by fine adjustment of the components used in the spatially dispersive scheme.
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页码:1298 / 1300
页数:3
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