Title :
Ultrahigh-peak and high-average power chirped-pulse amplification of sub-20-fs pulses with Ti:sapphire amplifiers
Author :
Yamakawa, Koichi ; Aoyama, Makoto ; Matsuoka, Shinichi ; Takuma, Hiroshi ; Fittinghoff, David N. ; Barty, Christopher P J
Author_Institution :
Adv. Photon Res. Center, JAERI, Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
We present the design and performance of an efficient, ultrashort-duration, ultrahigh-peak power Ti:sapphire amplifier system that has produced 16-fs pulses with a peak power of 10 TW at a 10-Hz repetition rate. We also describe present developmental efforts to extend this system to the 100-TW level at an average power of 20 W and finally outline the design of a future system capable of producing petawatt pulses with 20-fs durations
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; optical design techniques; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; 10 Hz; 10 TW; 20 W; 20 fs; Al2O3:Ti; Hz repetition rate; TW level; Ti:sapphire laser amplifiers; average power; fs pulse; high-average power chirped-pulse amplification; peak power; petawatt pulses; ultrahigh-peak power; ultrahigh-peak power chirped-pulse amplification; ultrashort-duration; Chirp; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse shaping methods; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics; X-ray lasers;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.686746
