• DocumentCode
    3017474
  • 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
    Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden
  • 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
    cryostats; laser beams; light interferometry; sapphire; solid lasers; thermal lensing; titanium; 2D spectral interferometry; Al2O3:Ti; cryogenically-cooled high average power Ti:sapphire amplifier; liquid-nitrogen cooled cryostat; thermal load; transient thermal lensing; Cooling; Copper; High power amplifiers; Lenses; Optical amplifiers; Pump lasers; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermal lensing; Thermal loading;
  • 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.2007.4453290
  • Filename
    4453290
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3017474