Title :
Flashlamp-pumped Cr:LiSAF laser amplifier
Author :
Takada, Hideyuki ; Miyazaki, Kenzo ; Torizuka, Kenji
Author_Institution :
Laser Section, Electrotech. Lab., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
12/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A flashlamp-pumped Cr:LiSAF laser amplifier has been developed that is capable of producing ultrashort pulses with a peak power of ~TW. A systematic experimental study of laser oscillation, its small-signal gain, and chirped-pulse amplification has been performed under the same pumping conditions. The characteristic properties and performance of the Cr:LiSAF laser amplifier are reported
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; chirp modulation; chromium; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser variables measurement; lithium compounds; optical modulation; optical pumping; oscillations; solid lasers; strontium compounds; 1 TW; Cr:LiSrAlF6 laser amplifier; LiSrAlF6:Cr; characteristic properties; chirped-pulse amplification; flashlamp-pumped laser amplifier; laser amplifier; laser oscillation; mall-signal gain; peak power; performance; pumping conditions; ultrashort pulses; Chirp; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power amplifiers; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
