SPECTRAL SHAPING IN CHIRPED-PULSE AMPLIFICATION

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作者
PERRY, MD [1 ]
PATTERSON, FG [1 ]
WESTON, J [1 ]
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[1] CONTINUUM,SANTA CLARA,CA 95051
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10.1364/OL.15.000381
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The role of spectral shaping in the production of subpicosecond, high-contrast pulses by using chirped-pulse amplification in Nd:glass lasers is described. Spectral shaping has been used to produce 3.2-TW pulses at 750 fsec with an energy contrast of better than 103:1. In the absence of shaping, compression of the 1053-nm pulses yielded only 1.5 psec and a contrast ratio of approximately 10:1. © 1990 Optical Society of America.
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