Large-gain amplifier for subpicosecond optical pulses.
We report a novel amplifier for the subpicosecond pulsed output of a colliding-pulse mode-locked ring dye laser. The amplifier produces >30-microJ output pulses at 100 Hz by using three stages of amplification pumped by a shortcavity XeCl excimer laser. Pulse-width broadening, spectral shape, and beam quality are discussed.
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Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
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