Title :
Study of the Powerful Nd:YLF Laser Amplifiers for the CTF3 Photoinjectors
Author :
Petrarca, Massimo ; Martyanov, Mikhail ; Divall, Marta Csatari ; Luchinin, Grigory
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., Eur. Organ. for Nucl. Res., Geneva, Switzerland
fDate :
3/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A high-power neodymium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride (Nd:YLF) mode-locked 1.5-GHz laser currently used to drive the two photoinjectors of the Compact Linear Collider Test Facility project at the European Organization for Nuclear Research is described. A phenomenological characterization of the two powerful Nd:YLF amplifiers is presented and compared with the measurements. The laser system operates in a saturated steady-state mode. This mode provides good shot-to-shot stability with pulse train mean power in the 10 kW range.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; linear colliders; neodymium; particle beam injection; solid lasers; CTF3 photoinjectors; YLF:Nd; compact linear collider test facility project; frequency 1.5 GHz; laser amplifiers; laser mode locking; power 10 kW; saturated steady-state mode; shot-to-shot stability; Equations; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Laser theory; Measurement by laser beam; Steady-state; Diode pump; Nd:YLF amplifier; photoinjector laser; saturated steady-state;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2010.2086047
