4TH-ORDER-DISPERSION LIMITATIONS OF ABERRATION-FREE CHIRPED-PULSE AMPLIFICATION SYSTEMS

Authors
KANE S SQUIER J
Citation
S. Kane et J. Squier, 4TH-ORDER-DISPERSION LIMITATIONS OF ABERRATION-FREE CHIRPED-PULSE AMPLIFICATION SYSTEMS, Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics, 14(5), 1997, pp. 1237-1244
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07403224
Volume
14
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1237 - 1244
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(1997)14:5<1237:4LOACA>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
To obtain shorter pulses in chirped-pulse-amplification lasers, resear chers have recently proposed several designs for aberration-free pulse stretchers. We examine the limitations of two aberration-free chirped -pulse-amplification systems and show that comparable results can be o btained with simpler, conventional pulse stretchers. In addition, we p resent a simple, quintic-phase-limited, aberration-free chirped-pulse- amplification system that can support ultrashort, high-contrast pulses . (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.