Title :
A white-light-seeded front end for ultra-intense optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification
Author :
Bromage, J. ; Roides, R.G. ; Bahk, S.-W. ; Mileham, C. ; McIntire, L.E. ; Dorrer, C. ; Zuegel, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
Ultra-intense optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) requires a high-performance front end at 910 nm. Progress on developing a white-light-seeded chain of noncollinear optical parametric amplifiers (NOPA´s) and a cylindrical Offner stretcher is presented.
Keywords :
optical parametric amplifiers; cylindrical Offner stretcher; noncollinear optical parametric amplifiers; ultra-intense optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification; wavelength 910 nm; white-light-seeded front end; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
