Title :
A 355 TW femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser facility with three stage amplifiers
Author :
Wang, Zhaohua ; Wei, Zhiyi ; Zhang, Jie ; Wang, Peng ; Ling, Weijun ; Zhu, Jiangfeng ; Tian, Jinrong
Author_Institution :
Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing
Abstract :
A compact femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser facility with three stage amplifiers was developed. By eliminating ASE and shaping spectrum, we generated 11 J laser pulse at duration of 31 fs, which corresponds to peak power of about 355 TW.
Keywords :
amplifiers; optical pulse shaping; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; energy 11 J; femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser; laser pulse; power 355 TW; shaping spectrum; three stage amplifiers; time 31 fs; Gratings; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453720