DocumentCode
2783206
Title
Transient thermal lensing at 1khz repetition rate in a cryogenically-cooled high average power Ti:sapphire Amplifier
Author
Durfee, Charles G. ; Childress, Colby ; Amir, Wafa ; Planchon, Thomas ; Squier, Jeff A. ; Zeamer, Geoffrey H.
Author_Institution
Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, 80401, USA
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
With 2D spectral interferometry we characterize the transient thermal lensing in a liquid-nitrogen cooled cryostat designed for high thermal load. Even though the repetition rate is 1kHz, we observe substantial cooling between shots.
Keywords
Cooling; Copper; High power amplifiers; Lenses; Optical amplifiers; Pump lasers; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermal lensing; Thermal loading;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431067
Filename
4431067
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