High Gain Frequency domain Optical Parametric Amplifier (FOPA) preserves ps Pulse Contrast

Authors :: Bruno E. Schmidt
Maxime Boivin
François Légaré
Philippe Lassonde
Ladan Arissian
Source :: CLEO: 2014.
Publication Year :: 2014
Publisher :: OSA, 2014.
Abstract: 800nm, nJ level pulses are amplified >2.000 times in a single 2mm BBO crystal, pumped by picosecond 400nm pulses. Experiments evidence that the picosecond pulse contrast within the pump window remains unchanged upon amplification.

Subjects :: Optical amplifier
Optics
Materials science
Pulse (signal processing)
business.industry
Picosecond
Frequency domain
Optoelectronics
Nonlinear optics
Second-harmonic generation
business
Ultrashort pulse
Optical parametric amplifier

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