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How to Amplify Photons

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Stimulated emission and optical parametric amplification (OPA) lead to efficient amplification of photons. In stimulated emission, the amplification is limited by amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) in the gain medium, and the amplification bandwidth to the energy level structure of a laser active medium and gain narrowing. In this process the energy is stored in the medium.

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    This part is adapted from (Fattahi et al 2014).

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Fattahi, H. (2016). How to Amplify Photons. In: Third-Generation Femtosecond Technology. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20025-5_2

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