Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801055
