Title :
Generation of sub-100-fs pulses in an Yb: CaGdAlO4 regenerative amplifier by tailored control of linear and nonlinear phase
Author :
Pouysegur, Julien ; Delaigue, Martin ; Zaouter, Yoann ; Braunschweig, Robert ; Honninger, Clemens ; Mottay, Eric ; Jaffres, Anael ; Loiseau, Pascal ; Viana, Bruno ; Georges, Patrick ; Druon, Frederic
Author_Institution :
Lab. Charles Fabry, Univ. Paris-Sud, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Generation of sub 100 fs pulse has been obtained in an Yb:CALGO regenerative amplifier using nonlinear effects. It exhibits 97fs pulses at 1047nm with up to 24μJ energy with a spectral bandwidth of 19nm.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; calcium compounds; gadolinium compounds; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; ytterbium; CaGdAlO4:Yb; energy 24 muJ; nonlinear effects; nonlinear phase control; pulse generation; regenerative amplifier; time 100 fs; time 97 fs; wavelength 1047 nm; Chirp; Crystals; Gain; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
