Title :
Suppression of parasitic lasing in large-aperture Ti:sapphire amplifiers. Amplifying strategies for high rep-rate petawatt class Ti:sapphire systems
Author :
Ple, F. ; Pittman, Moana ; Canova, Federico ; Chambaret, Jean-Paul ; Mourou, Gérard ; Planchon, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Interaction du Rayonnement X Avec la Matiere, Univ. Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
Abstract :
We have studied experimentally and theoretically the parasitic lasing phenomenon in large-aperture Ti:sapphire crystals to optimize the amplification scheme of petawatt class Ti:sapphire laser. Simulations, first experimental results and strategy of amplification will be presented.
Keywords :
sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Ti:sapphire amplifiers; amplifying strategy; parasitic lasing phenomenon; parasitic lasing suppression; rep-rate petawatt class Ti:sapphire system; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical amplifiers; Optical design; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549303
