Amplification of multi-gigawatt 3 ps pulses in an atmospheric CO2 laser using ac Stark effect

The 3 ps pulses are amplified to ~20 GW peak power in a TEA CO(2) laser using ac Stark broadening. Demonstration of such broadband coherent amplification of 10 μm pulses opens opportunities for a powerful mid-IR source at a high-repetition rate.

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Published inOptics express Vol. 20; no. 13; pp. 13762 - 13768
Main Authors Tochitsky, S Ya, Pigeon, J J, Haberberger, D J, Gong, C, Joshi, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 18.06.2012
Subjects
Amplifiers, Electronic
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Lasers, Gas
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Summary:The 3 ps pulses are amplified to ~20 GW peak power in a TEA CO(2) laser using ac Stark broadening. Demonstration of such broadband coherent amplification of 10 μm pulses opens opportunities for a powerful mid-IR source at a high-repetition rate.
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ISSN:1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.20.013762