Title :
Detailed study of the impact of the Vulcan OPCPA pre-amplifier on contrast
Author :
Musgrave, Ian O. ; Hernandez-Gomez, Cristina ; Canny, Dara J. ; Collier, John L. ; Heathcote, Robert
Author_Institution :
Central Laser Facility, CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab., Didcot
Abstract :
We report the findings of a detailed study of the impact of the Vulcan OPCPA pre-amplifier on contrast. Using near-field apertures, the ASE pedestal was reduced to 4x10-8 of the intensity of the main pulse.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; preamplifiers; ASE pedestal; Vulcan OPCPA pre-amplifier; contrast; near-field apertures; optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; Glass; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Preamplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; (140:0140) Lasers and laser optics; (190:0190) Nonlinear optics; (320.0320) Ultrafast optics;
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.2006.4628447
