Study of the Powerful Nd:YLF Laser Amplifiers for the CTF3 Photoinjectors

Author

Petrarca, Massimo ; Martyanov, Mikhail ; Divall, Marta Csatari ; Luchinin, Grigory

Author_Institution

Eng. Dept., Eur. Organ. for Nucl. Res., Geneva, Switzerland

Volume

47

Issue

3

fYear

2011

fDate

3/1/2011 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

306

Lastpage

313

Abstract

A high-power neodymium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride (Nd:YLF) mode-locked 1.5-GHz laser currently used to drive the two photoinjectors of the Compact Linear Collider Test Facility project at the European Organization for Nuclear Research is described. A phenomenological characterization of the two powerful Nd:YLF amplifiers is presented and compared with the measurements. The laser system operates in a saturated steady-state mode. This mode provides good shot-to-shot stability with pulse train mean power in the 10 kW range.

Keywords

laser mode locking; linear colliders; neodymium; particle beam injection; solid lasers; CTF3 photoinjectors; YLF:Nd; compact linear collider test facility project; frequency 1.5 GHz; laser amplifiers; laser mode locking; power 10 kW; saturated steady-state mode; shot-to-shot stability; Equations; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Laser theory; Measurement by laser beam; Steady-state; Diode pump; Nd:YLF amplifier; photoinjector laser; saturated steady-state;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JQE.2010.2086047

Filename

5716919