• DocumentCode
    3014779
  • Title

    Multi-millijoule, diode-pumped, chirped-pulse Yb:KY(WO4)2 regenerative amplifier

  • Author

    Ogawa, K. ; Akahane, Y. ; Aoyama, M. ; Tsuji, K. ; Yamakawa, K. ; Tokita, S. ; Kawanaka, J. ; Nishioka, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kyoto
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A diode-pumped, cryogenically-cooled Yb: KYW regenerative amplifier utilizing regenerative pulse shaping has been developed. An amplified pulse with an energy of 5.5 mJ and a broad bandwidth of 3.4 nm is achieved.
  • Keywords
    chirp modulation; optical pulse shaping; optical pumping; potassium compounds; semiconductor optical amplifiers; tungsten compounds; ytterbium; KY(WO4)2:Yb; Yb:KY(WO4)2 regenerative amplifier; chirped-pulse regenerative amplifier; cryogenically-cooled regenerative amplifier; diode-pumped regenerative amplifier; energy 5.5 mJ; regenerative pulse shaping; wavelength 3.4 nm; Bandwidth; Chirp; Diodes; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse shaping; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse shaping methods; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Thermal conductivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453149
  • Filename
    4453149