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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 15, Iss. 8 — Apr. 16, 2007
  • pp: 4830–4834

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Femtosecond pulse amplification by a two-photon arranged photorefractive amplifier

Hajime Nishioka, Keisuke Hayasaka, Shuji Ohta, Hitoshi Tomita, and Ken-ichi Ueda  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 8, pp. 4830-4834 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.004830


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Abstract

Femtosecond pulse amplification by a two-photon arranged photorefractive amplifier (TAPA) has been demonstrated. A gain bandwidth of 32 THz has been achieved with an extraction efficiency of 27 %.

© 2007 Optical Society of America

OCIS Codes
(190.7110) Nonlinear optics : Ultrafast nonlinear optics
(320.2250) Ultrafast optics : Femtosecond phenomena

ToC Category:
Ultrafast Optics

History
Original Manuscript: February 12, 2007
Revised Manuscript: April 2, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: April 3, 2007
Published: April 5, 2007

Citation
Hajime Nishioka, Keisuke Hayasaka, Shuji Ohta, Hitoshi Tomita, and Ken-ichi Ueda, "Femtosecond pulse amplification by a two-photon arranged photorefractive amplifier," Opt. Express 15, 4830-4834 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-15-8-4830


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