DocumentCode
689126
Title
Ultra-broadband front-end laser development for the Apollon 10PW laser
Author
Georges, Patrick ; Papadopoulos, Dimitrios N. ; Ramirez, Lourdes Patricia ; Friebel, Florence ; Pellegrina, Alain ; Druon, Frederic
Author_Institution
Lab. Charles Fabry, Univ. Paris Sud, Palaiseau, France
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present the development of the front-end of the Apollon 10PW laser. It is based on broadband OPCPA stages pumped by high energy diode pumped Yb based amplifiers to produce up to 30 mJ, 10-fs pulses at 20-100 Hz to seed Ti:Sapphire amplifiers.
Keywords
chirp modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; titanium; ytterbium; Al2O3:Ti; Apollon 10PW laser; Ti:Sapphire amplifiers; broadband OPCPA stages; frequency 20 Hz to 100 Hz; high energy diode pumped Yb based amplifiers; hybrid optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; time 10 fs; ultrabroadband front-end laser development; Crystals; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optimized production technology; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6833508
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