Characteristics of coherent amplification of ultrashort pulses in XeCl amplifiers

Fumihiko Kannari, Minoru Obara

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    Abstract

    A gain profile calculated using spectroscopic data for an XeCl excimer is shown and discussed. A numerical study of coherent amplification of ultrashort pulses in an XeCl gain medium is described. The real structure of the vibrational-rotational gain spectrum is generated by the model, and 100 transitions in each of the P and R branches for six different vibrational transitions are considered using the Maxwell-Bloch equations. This model can successfully predict coherent effects caused by multiquantum transitions. Calculated gains and pulse widths (FWHM) of the amplified pulses as a function of small signal gain-length products and the changes in the pulse shape are shown, assuming a 350-fs Gaussian input laser pulse at a total energy of 10 μJ/cm2. The saturation of amplified energy is caused by the formation of an effective 2π pulse.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationCONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-0PTICS
    Editors Anon
    PublisherPubl by IEEE
    Pages268-270
    Number of pages3
    ISBN (Print)1557520860
    Publication statusPublished - 1989 Dec 1
    EventSummaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics - Baltimore, MD, USA
    Duration: 1989 Apr 241989 Apr 28

    Publication series

    NameCONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-0PTICS

    Other

    OtherSummaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
    CityBaltimore, MD, USA
    Period89/4/2489/4/28

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Engineering(all)

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