Abstract

Methods, devices and systems for generating ultrashort optical linear chirped pulses with very high power by amplifying the pulses so that their temporal duration is longer than the storage time of the amplifying medium. The additional gain factor is related to the ratio of the storage time to the stretched pulse. A preferred embodiment connects a mode locked laser source that generates optical pulses whose duration is stretched with a chirped fiber Bragg grating. Embodiments include methods, devices and systems causing an extreme chirped pulse amplifier (XCPA) effect in an oscillator.

Document Type

Patent

Patent Number

US 7,095,772 B1

Application Serial Number

10/828,965

Issue Date

8-22-2006

Current Assignee

UCFRF

Assignee at Issuance

UCFRF

College

College of Optics and Photonics

Department

CREOL

Allowance Date

5-22-2006

Filing Date

4-21-2004

Assignee at Filing

UCFRF

Filing Type

Nonprovisional Application Record

Donated

no

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