• DocumentCode
    1659222
  • Title

    A front end for ultra-intense optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification

  • Author

    Bromage, J. ; Dorrer, C. ; Millecchia, M. ; Bunkenburg, J. ; Jungquist, R. ; Zuegel, J.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Ultra-intense optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) requires a highperformance front-end at 910 nm. Progress is reviewed on developing a white-light-seeded chain of noncollinear optical parametric amplifiers (NOPA´s) and a cylindrical Öffner stretcher.
  • Keywords
    optical parametric amplifiers; NOPA; OPCPA; cylindrical Offner stretcher; high-performance front-end; noncollinear optical parametric amplifiers; ultraintense optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification; wavelength 910 nm; white-light-seeded chain; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325871