Ultrafast Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy

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Abstract:

We have developed an Ultrafast optical nonlinear spectroscopy facility with the motivation of studying spatio-temporal soliton interactions for all-optical switching application and several associated nonlinear optical process. The Ultrafast Optics Lab consists of a 20GW peak power sub-50fs 1KHz pulsed amplified TiSapphire laser system. The laser system consists of an oscillator, a CW pump laser, regenerative amplifier and pulsed pump laser. These high peak power pulses are used in a parametric amplifier system which produces tunable radiation from 580nm-2200nm with sub 50fs pulses. The facility developed also includes several linear and nonlinear pulse characterization and automation tools such as spectrometers, polarimeter automated multi-axis motor controller, autocorrelators, frequency resolved optical gating, and tilted front pulse autocorrelator. This report provides technical details of the ultrafast optics facility and describes the ongoing experiments.

Author(s):
Wagner, Kelvin ; Yellampalle, Balakishore ; Weaver, Sam ; Blair, Steve
Author Organization(s):
COLORADO UNIV AT BOULDER OPTOELECTRONICCOMPUTING SYSTEMS CENTER
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Jun 97-Aug 98
Pagination:
0035

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
AFRL-SR-BL-TR-99-0244
Contract/Grant Number(s):
F49620-97-1-0436
Task Number(s):
0996011175B
Project Number(s):
153-6701
Monitor Series:
TR-99-0244, AFRL-SR-BL
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management
Modernization Areas:
Directed Energy; Microelectronics
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*SPECTROSCOPY, *NONLINEAR OPTICS, HIGH POWER, OSCILLATORS, LASER PUMPING, POLARIZATION, FLUORESCENCE, TUNABLE LASERS, AUTOCORRELATION, PULSED LASERS, SAPPHIRE, TITANIUM, OPTICAL SWITCHING, TRAVELING WAVES, SPECTROMETERS, CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS, REGENERATION(ELECTRONICS), PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Atomic and Molecular Physics and Spectroscopy, Optics
Keyword(s):
DURIP(DEFENSE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION PROGRAM), *ULTRAFAST OPTICAL SYSTEMS, NONLINEAR SPECTROSCOPY, SPATIAL SOLITON DRAGGING LOGIC, TITANIUM SAPPHIRE OSCILLATOR, REGENERATIVE AMPLIFIERS, SUPERFLUORESCENCE, STOKES METER, Z SCAN TECHNIQUE, OPTICAL GATING, TILTED FRONT
Report Date:
1999 Jan 06
Creation Date:
1999 Nov 03