Short-pulse generation by saturated KrF laser amplification of a steep Stokes pulse produced by two-step stimulated Brillouin scattering

Authors
Kuwahara, K Takahashi, E Matsumoto, Y Kato, S Owadano, Y
Citation
K. Kuwahara et al., Short-pulse generation by saturated KrF laser amplification of a steep Stokes pulse produced by two-step stimulated Brillouin scattering, J OPT SOC B, 17(11), 2000, pp. 1943-1947
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
07403224 → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1943 - 1947
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(200011)17:11<1943:SGBSKL>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We propose a new method for generating short laser pulses. It consists of g eneration of steep pulses and saturated amplification. A steep Stokes pulse created by two-step stimulated Brillouin scattering is amplified with a Kr F laser under conditions of strong saturation. Pulse shortening by approxim ately 40% is achieved by amplification. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America [S0740-3224(00)01411-9].