Regenerative amplification
Encyclopedia
In laser science
, regenerative amplification is a process used to generate short but strong pulses of laser
light.
Laser science
Laser science or laser physics is a branch of optics that describes the theory and practice of lasers.Laser science is principally concerned with quantum electronics, laser construction, optical cavity design, the physics of producing a population inversion in laser media, and the temporal...
, regenerative amplification is a process used to generate short but strong pulses of laser
Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...
light.
See also
- Chirped pulse amplificationChirped pulse amplificationChirped pulse amplification is a technique for amplifying an ultrashort laser pulse up to the petawatt level with the laser pulse being stretched out temporally and spectrally prior to amplification...
- Optical amplifierOptical amplifierAn optical amplifier is a device that amplifies an optical signal directly, without the need to first convert it to an electrical signal. An optical amplifier may be thought of as a laser without an optical cavity, or one in which feedback from the cavity is suppressed...
- Gain-switchingGain-switchingGain-switching is a technique in optics by which a laser can be made to produce pulses of light of extremely short duration, of the order of picoseconds ....
- ModelockingModelockingMode-locking is a technique in optics by which a laser can be made to produce pulses of light of extremely short duration, on the order of picoseconds or femtoseconds ....
- Q-switchingQ-switchingQ-switching, sometimes known as giant pulse formation, is a technique by which a laser can be made to produce a pulsed output beam. The technique allows the production of light pulses with extremely high peak power, much higher than would be produced by the same laser if it were operating in a...