Bandwidth limited amplification of 220 fs pulses in xenon monochloride: theoretical and experimental study of temporal and spectral behavior

Abstract

The spectral structure of the gain-profile of XeCl was found to strongly influence the spectral and temporal characteristics of amplified ultrashort light pulses. A simple model was used to numerically study both effects as a function of amplifier length and input pulse energy. The results are in good agreement with expts. With these data, the performance of a XeCl amplifier was optimized for shortest pulse duration with min. distortion.