Modeling the pedestal in a chirped-pulse-amplification laser

Yung-Ho Chuang; Justin Peatross; David D. Meyerhofer

doi:10.1117/12.46133

1 June 1991 Modeling the pedestal in a chirped-pulse-amplification laser

Yung-Ho Chuang, Justin Peatross, David D. Meyerhofer

Proceedings Volume 1413, Short-Pulse High-Intensity Lasers and Applications; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46133
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The pedestal (pre-pulse and post-pulse) associated with a chirped-pulse-amplification (CPA) laser is modeled. In this model, the power gain can be treated as a function of instantaneous frequency due to the large chirp of this type of laser. It is found that self-phase-modulation (SPM) can play an important role determining the final shape of the compressed pulse, even at relatively low values of the cumulative B-integral, B less than approximately 2.

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Yung-Ho Chuang, Justin Peatross, and David D. Meyerhofer "Modeling the pedestal in a chirped-pulse-amplification laser", Proc. SPIE 1413, Short-Pulse High-Intensity Lasers and Applications, (1 June 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46133

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