Title :
Production of 3ps multi-terawatt pulses in a CO2 laser system
Author :
Haberberger, D. ; Tochitsky, S. ; Joshi, C.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
15TW picosecond 10μm laser pulses are obtained at the UCLA Neptune Laboratory achieving record CO2 laser power. This peak power opens unique opportunities for applications in high-field experiments in the mid-IR range.
Keywords :
carbon compounds; gas lasers; optical pulse generation; 3ps multi-terawatt pulses; CO2; CO2 laser system; laser pulses; mid-IR range; Bandwidth; Laboratories; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Power lasers; Production systems; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
