1 mJ, 380 fs ultrashort pulses from an Yb:YAG single crystal fiber power amplifier

Author

Delen, Xavier ; Zaouter, Yoann ; Martial, Igor ; Aubry, Nicolas ; Didierjean, J. ; Honninger, Clemens ; Mottay, Eric ; Balembois, Francois ; Georges, Patrick

Author_Institution

Lab. Charles Fabry, Univ. Paris Sud, Palaiseau, France

fYear

2013

fDate

12-16 May 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

This work has used a chirped pulse amplification system which allows to reduce the repetition rate and obtain much higher energies per pulse. It is shown that Yb:YAG SCF pumped by a high brightness laser diode can be used as a power amplifier for a wide range of repetition rates. Considering the versatility of this amplifier and its simplicity and compactness, the Yb:YAG SCF demonstrates a strong potential to boost femtosecond systems in the millijoule range with average powers in the several tens of watts range.

Keywords

optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; Yb:YAG SCF; Yb:YAG single crystal fiber power amplifier; chirped pulse amplification system; energy 1 mJ; high brightness laser diode pumping; repetition rate; time 380 fs; ultrashort pulses; Crystals; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Power amplifiers; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0593-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801055

Filename

6801055