Title :
Multi-terawatt CO2 laser with chirped-pulse amplification
Author :
Polyanskiy, Mikhail N. ; Babzien, Marcus ; Pogorelsky, Igor
Author_Institution :
Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA
Abstract :
A chirped-pulse amplification technique is implemented for the first time in a picosecond CO2 laser. A considerable increase in peak power is achieved, mainly as a result of eliminating nonlinear effects in the optical elements.
Keywords :
carbon compounds; chirp modulation; gas lasers; optical pulse generation; CO2; chirped-pulse amplification; multiterawatt CO2 laser; nonlinear effects; Carbon dioxide; Chirp; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA