Generation of femtosecond pulses by traveling-wave amplified spontaneous emission
- 15 January 1989
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 14 (5) , 278-280
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.14.000278
Abstract
Traveling-wave amplified spontaneous emission (TWASE) on the femtosecond time scale is reported. By pumping different dyes with 80-fsec pulses with an energy of 4 μJ, we obtain TWASE pulses at several wavelengths between 650 and 800 nm. After compression by a grating pair the TWASE pulses are almost transform limited and shorter than the pump pulses. The temporal jitter between the pump and TWASE pulses is smaller than the pump-pulse duration.Keywords
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