Title :
Grism based stretcher/compressor system for amplified, femtosecond kilohertz lasers
Author :
Gibson, Emily A. ; Kane, Steve ; Huff, Rachel ; Gaudiosi, David ; Kapteyn, Henry C. ; Durfee, Charles ; Squier, Jeff ; Jimenez, Ralph
Author_Institution :
JILA, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Abstract :
We demonstrate a simple and efficient grism based stretcher/compression system for the first time. 40 fs, 300 muJ pulses are generated at 5 kHz using this unique amplifier design.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; optical design techniques; optical elements; optical prisms; optical pulse compression; amplified laser; energy 300 muJ; femtosecond kiloHertz lasers; grism stretcher-compressor system; Glass; Gratings; Optical amplifiers; Optical design; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Ultrafast optics; (320.5520) Pulse Compression; (320.5540) Pulse Shaping; (320.7090) Ultrafast Lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627919
