TY - JOUR
T1 - Generation and amplification of ultrashort laser pulses and applications to electron trapping in amorphous media
AU - Kalpouzos, C.
AU - Kenney-Wallace, G. A.
AU - Kroger, P. M.
AU - Quitevis, E.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge the contributions of Dr. K. L. Sala and the electronics assistance of C. Renfrew in the laser projects, and the cooperation of F. Cosell in streak camera diagnostics. This research is partially supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Petroleum Research Fund (American Chemical Society) and the Bickell Foundation.
PY - 1982/4/23
Y1 - 1982/4/23
N2 - The dynamics of electron localization in amorphous media are of considerable interest to fundamental studies of electron transport as well as to applications in picosecond optoelectronics. Since efficient photoionization at 10-12 s usually requires at least Mwatt power densities, we describe two complementary routes to obtaining ultrafast, high power laser pulses. We first report some novel applications of the optical Kerr effect in CS2 for picosecond pulse generation in ruby and pulse gating on the femtosecond time scale, and then describe an amplified, subpicosecond, synchronously mode-locked tunable dye laser system. Recent results on photo ionization and electron trapping in liquids and clusters are then discussed.
AB - The dynamics of electron localization in amorphous media are of considerable interest to fundamental studies of electron transport as well as to applications in picosecond optoelectronics. Since efficient photoionization at 10-12 s usually requires at least Mwatt power densities, we describe two complementary routes to obtaining ultrafast, high power laser pulses. We first report some novel applications of the optical Kerr effect in CS2 for picosecond pulse generation in ruby and pulse gating on the femtosecond time scale, and then describe an amplified, subpicosecond, synchronously mode-locked tunable dye laser system. Recent results on photo ionization and electron trapping in liquids and clusters are then discussed.
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U2 - 10.1117/12.933235
DO - 10.1117/12.933235
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84951379173
VL - 322
SP - 188
EP - 198
JO - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
JF - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
SN - 0277-786X
ER -