Title :
Generation of terawatt sub-8 fs laser pulses using noncollinear optical parametric chirped pulse amplification
Author :
Renault, A. ; Kandula, D. ; Witte, S. ; Zinkstok, R.T. ; Wolf, A.L. ; Hogervorst, W. ; Ubachs, W. ; Eikema, K.S.E.
Author_Institution :
Laser Centre Vrije Univ., Amsterdam
Abstract :
Here we present a noncollinear optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (NOPCPA) system that produces 7.6 femtosecond pulses with a peak power exceeding 2 TW at a repetition rate of 30 Hz.
Keywords :
barium compounds; chirp modulation; laser beams; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; BBO; BBO crystal laser; noncollinear optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; terawatt laser pulse generation; time 7.6 fs; Chirp; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386252
