Coherent white light amplification
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsIgor Jovanovic, Christopher P. J. Barty
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Abstract
A system for coherent simultaneous amplification of a broad spectral range of light that includes an optical parametric amplifier and a source of a seed pulse is described. A first angular dispersive element is operatively connected to the source of a seed pulse. A first imaging telescope is operatively connected to the first angular dispersive element and operatively connected to the optical parametric amplifier. A source of a pump pulse is operatively connected to the optical parametric amplifier. A second imaging telescope is operatively connected to the optical parametric amplifier and a second angular dispersive element is operatively connected to the second imaging telescope.
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A system for coherent simultaneous amplification of a broad spectral range of light, comprising:
- an optical parametric amplifier,
- a source of a seed pulse,
- a first angular dispersive element operatively connected to said source of a seed pulse,
- a first imaging telescope operatively connected to said first angular dispersive element and operatively connected to said an optical parametric amplifier,
- a source of a pump pulse operatively connected to said optical parametric amplifier,
- a second imaging telescope operatively connected to said optical parametric amplifier, and
- a second angular dispersive element operatively connected to said second imaging telescope.
A method of coherent simultaneous amplification of a broad spectral range of visible light, comprising the steps of:
- introducing a seed pulse into a first angular dispersive element producing a first dispersive element output;
- directing said first dispersive element output into a first imaging telescope;
- directing said first dispersive element output from said first imaging telescope into an optical parametric amplifier;
- directing a pump pulse into said optical parametric amplifier, said optical parametric amplifier producing an optical parametric amplifier output;
- directing said optical parametric amplifier output into a second imaging telescope;
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- directing said optical parametric amplifier output from said second imaging telescope into a second angular dispersive element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.