Global optimization of pulse compression in chirped pulse amplification

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 445-448

  Bagnoud, Vincent ^a   Salin, François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

Author keywords

Compressors; Gratings; Phase distortion; Pulse compression methods; Simulation; Ultrafast optics

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT; OPTICS;

PULSE COMPRESSION METHODS;

AMPLIFICATION;

EID: 0032028059     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.686754     Document Type: Article

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