Title :
Characterization of a front-end for high contrast double CPA Ti:sapphire laser
Author :
M.P. Kalashnikov;E. Risse;H. Schonnagel
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-lnst. fur Nichtlineare Opt. und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, Berlin
fDate :
6/26/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Front-end of a double-CPA multiterawatt Ti:sapphire laser is presented. Methods for ASE subtraction are investigated experimentally. Damping of the pre- and post-pulses for 3 orders of magnitude and steepening of the pulse front are observed
Keywords :
"Pulse amplifiers","Optical pulses","Cleaning","Optical amplifiers","Polarization","Damping","Nonlinear optics","Oscillators","Sagnac interferometers","Laser beams"
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
DOI :
10.1364/IQEC.2004.ITuI10