title: Nonlinear distortion free fiber-based chirped pulse amplification with self-phase modulation up to 2pi.
abstract: We demonstrate the removal of 2pi radians of self-phase modulation (SPM) in a fiber-based chirped pulse amplification (CPA) system. Compensation of SPM distortion is achieved in the time domain by using a LiNbO(3) electro-optic phase modulator to emulate a negative nonlinear index of refraction. By synthesizing the drive waveform to the phase modulators with two RF frequencies that are phase-locked to the repetition rate of the seed laser, we achieve large phase compensations using cost-effective narrow band electronics. Our technique is simple, robust and can be readily integrated into existing fiber CPA systems.
authors.forename: Guanghao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Edinberg
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu