Title :
3.6-TW laser system based on optical parametric chirped pulse amplification
Author :
Leng, Y.X. ; Yang, X.D. ; Xu, Z.Z. ; Lu, H.H. ; Lin, L.H. ; Zhang, Z.Q. ; Li, R.X. ; Jin, S.Q. ; Zhang, W.Q. ; Yin, D.J. ; Tang, B.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Acad. Sinica, Shanghai, China
Abstract :
A compact 3.6 TW/155 fs laser system based on optical parametric chirped pulse amplification is demonstrated. The system consists of a femtosecond Ti:sapphire oscillator, a pulse stretcher, a Nd:YAG/Nd:glass amplifier chain as pump laser, an OPA chain and a compressor. The pulses were amplified from 20 pJ to 900 mJ. After compression, a final output of 570 mJ/155 fs was obtained.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; optical modulation; optical pulse compression; optical pumping; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; 155 fs; 20 pJ to 900 mJ; 3.6 TW; 570 mJ; Nd:YAG/Nd:glass amplifier chain; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; femtosecond Ti:sapphire oscillator; fs laser system; optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; pulse stretcher; pump laser; Chirp; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034472
