• DocumentCode
    405557
  • Title

    Development of future all-solid-state, ultraviolet, terawatt laser system using Ce:LiCAF as a gain medium

  • Author

    Ono, Shingo ; Suzuki, Yuji ; Quema, Alex ; Takahashi, Hiroshi ; Sarukura, Nobuhiko ; Sato, Hiroki ; Fukuda, Tsuguo

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Molecular Sci., Okazaki, Japan
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    15-19 Dec. 2003
  • Abstract
    The 25-fs, 290-nm pulses are successfully generated by the hollow-fiber pulse compression. Additionally, a coaxially pumped, large-aperture ultraviolet power-amplifier is demonstrated to have 98-mJ output. These elements will be the key devices for TW-class UV CPA laser systems.
  • Keywords
    aluminium compounds; calcium compounds; cerium; chirp modulation; lithium compounds; optical fibres; optical materials; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; power amplifiers; solid lasers; 25 fs; 290 nm; 98 mJ; Ce:LiCAF gain medium; LiCaAlF6:Ce3+; all-solid-state ultraviolet terawatt laser system; coaxially pumped large-aperture ultraviolet power-amplifier; hollow-fiber pulse compression; Argon; Coaxial components; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7766-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1274808
  • Filename
    1274808