Design and simulation of few-cycle optical parametric chirped pulse amplification at mid-IR wavelengths

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 21297-21304

  Chalus, O ^a   Bates, P K ^a   Biegert, J ^a,b  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; AMPLIFICATION; CHIRP MODULATION; FIBER LASERS; LASER OPTICS; LASER PULSES; RAY TRACING; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

CENTRAL WAVELENGTH; DEFORMABLE MIRRORS; DESIGN AND SIMULATION; GRATING COMPRESSORS; MID IR WAVELENGTH; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC CHIRPED-PULSE AMPLIFICATION; PHASE COMPENSATION; RAY-TRACING CODES;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 58149107551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.021297     Document Type: Article

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