Generation of 14.8-fs pulses in a spatially dispersed amplifier

Opt Lett. 2004 Jan 15;29(2):201-3. doi: 10.1364/ol.29.000201.

Abstract

We demonstrate amplification and compression of 110-nm broad spectra in a spatially dispersed amplifier for what is believed to be the first time and generate 14.8-fs pulses with 450 microJ of energy at a repetition rate of 1 kHz. The amplifier concept is scalable in energy and allows for spectral shaping, which was demonstrated and compared with numerical simulations and showed excellent agreement.