• DocumentCode
    733397
  • Title

    220-fs 110-mJ Yb:CaF2 cryogenic multipass amplifier

  • Author

    Andriukaitis, G. ; Kaksis, E. ; Polonyi, G. ; Fulop, J.A. ; Baltuska, A. ; Pugzlys, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics Inst. Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on the design and performance of a Yb:CaF2 booster with a pass-by-pass compensated spatial gain narrowing. A 5-concave-mirror design affords a flexible number of passes as well as 4f image relay and progressive beam magnification onto the laser crystal.
  • Keywords
    calcium compounds; laser beams; laser mirrors; solid lasers; spectral line narrowing; ytterbium; 4f image relay; 5-concave-mirror design; CaF2:Yb; Yb:CaF2 booster; Yb:CaF2 cryogenic multipass amplifier; energy 110 mJ; laser crystal; pass-by-pass compensated spatial gain narrowing; progressive beam magnification; time 220 fs; Crystals; Laser beams; Optical amplifiers; Optical harmonic generation; Optical imaging; Optical pulse generation; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183836