Optical: systems and elements – Optical frequency converter – Parametric oscillator
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-29
2005-03-29
Lee, John D. (Department: 2874)
Optical: systems and elements
Optical frequency converter
Parametric oscillator
Reexamination Certificate
active
06873454
ABSTRACT:
A hybrid chirped pulse amplification system wherein a short-pulse oscillator generates an oscillator pulse. The oscillator pulse is stretched to produce a stretched oscillator seed pulse. A pump laser generates a pump laser pulse. The stretched oscillator seed pulse and the pump laser pulse are directed into an optical parametric amplifier producing an optical parametric amplifier output amplified signal pulse and an optical parametric amplifier output unconverted pump pulse. The optical parametric amplifier output amplified signal pulse and the optical parametric amplifier output laser pulse are directed into a laser amplifier producing a laser amplifier output pulse. The laser amplifier output pulse is compressed to produce a recompressed hybrid chirped pulse amplification pulse.
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Barty Christopher P. J.
Jovanovic Igor
Scott Eddie E.
Thompson Alan H.
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