Abstract
The amplification of picosecond pulses at high repetition rates was demonstrated through the coherent addition of successive pulses of a mode-locked train. Amplification greater than 30 times was obtained at a repetition rate of 253 kHz, boosting the 5.3-nJ pulses from a commercial mode-locked picosecond Ti:sapphire laser to pulse energies of more than 150 nJ. It was found that with proper dispersion compensation the current approach can be extended into the sub-20-fs regime.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1835-1837 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics letters |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics