| 20110200063 | OPTICAL AMPLIFIER SYSTEM FOR PULSED LASER BASED ON A GUIDING GAIN MEDIUM AND PULSED LASER COMPRISING SAME - An optical amplifier for pulsed laser with short or ultra-short and energetic pulses includes an optical pumping source for generating a pump wave, an elongate amplifying medium including an input interface for receiving an optical signal to be amplified, the medium being able to amplify the optical signal propagating along the amplifying medium and to extract an amplified signal and an optical system for coupling the pump wave in the amplifying medium so as to pump the amplifying medium longitudinally. The amplifying medium has a minimum transverse dimension φ | 08-18-2011 |
