Amplification of 1-nsec pulses in Nd:glass followed by compression to 1 psec
- 1 June 1988
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 13 (6), 467-469
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.13.000467
Abstract
We use the grating–grating expansion–compression approach to extend the possibilities of chirped-pulse amplification. A 50-psec pulse is stretched to 1 nsec before being regeneratively amplified in Nd:glass. Subsequent compression to 1 psec allows for high-peak-power pulse generation with small nanosecond-type amplifiers.Keywords
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