Title :
145 W, 3 kHz picosecond amplifier for OPCPA pumping
Author :
Bodnar, Nathan ; Webb, Benjamin ; Shah, Michael Chini Lawrence ; Richardson, Martin
Author_Institution :
Townes Laser Inst., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
OPCPA laser systems require a high-quality, high-energy picosecond pump. The challenges of energy scaling in multi-kilohertz systems include thermal loads, depolarization and gain extraction. We address these issues for a high energy/average power MOPA System.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; solid lasers; OPCPA pumping; depolarization; energy scaling; frequency 3 kHz; gain extraction; high-energy picosecond pump; high-quality picosecond pump; multi-kilohertz systems; picosecond amplifier; power 145 W; thermal loads; Imaging; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
