High average power scaling of optical parametric amplification through cascaded difference-frequency generators
US6791743B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2201/16
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A first pump pulse and a signal pulse are injected into a first optical parametric amplifier. This produces a first amplified signal pulse. At least one additional pump pulse and the first amplified signal pulse are injected into at least one additional optical parametric amplifier producing an increased power coherent optical pulse.
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