Transform-limited pulses for chirped-pulse amplification systems utilizing an active feedback pulse shaping technique enabling five time increase in peak power

    Authors

    D. Nguyen; M. U. Piracha;P. J. Delfyett

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Lett.

    Keywords

    FIBER AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL-FIBERS; PHASE-CONTROL; GENERATION; DISPERSION; Optics

    Abstract

    A fiber-based chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) system with an active feedback loop for pulse shaping is experimentally demonstrated. A spectral processor is used in conjunction with a frequency-resolved optical gating measurement to produce high-quality pulses. Spectral phase and intensity shaping are utilized to generate a clean, high-contrast, transform-limited pulse with 15 dB pedestal suppression in the pulse wing tails, resulting in a five time increase in peak power of the CPA system. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America

    Journal Title

    Optics Letters

    Volume

    37

    Issue/Number

    23

    Publication Date

    1-1-2012

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    4913

    Last Page

    4915

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000311943900036

    ISSN

    0146-9592

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