Title :
50-kHz, sub-mJ, multi-GW femtosecond laser system based on downchirped pulse amplification
Author :
Hong, Kyung-Han ; Kostritsa, Sergei ; Seong, Nakhyun ; Yu, Tae Jun ; Sung, Jae Hee ; Noh, Young-Chul ; Ko, Do-Kyeong ; Lee, Jongmin
Author_Institution :
Femto Sci. Lab., Adv. Photonics Res. Inst., Gwangju
Abstract :
We report on the development of a sub-mJ Ti:sapphire laser operating at 50 kHz. Downchirped-pulse amplification chain, including 2 amplifiers pumped by one green laser, allows the generation of multi-GW femtosecond laser pulses.
Keywords :
optical pulse shaping; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Ti:sapphire laser; downchirped pulse amplification; frequency 50 kHz; green laser; multi GW femtosecond laser system; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics; (140.3280) Laser amplifiers; (140.7090) 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.2006.4628710
