Title :
Multi-millijoule, diode-pumped, picosecond regenerative amplifier at 999-nm wavelength with cryogenically-cooled Yb3+:LuLiF4 crystal
Author :
Akahane, Y. ; Aoyama, M. ; Sugiyama, A. ; Kubo, R. ; Ogawa, K. ; Tsuji, K. ; Yamakawa, K.
Author_Institution :
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa
Abstract :
A diode-pumped, cryogenically-cooled Yb3+:LuLiF4 regenerative amplifier has been developed for the first time to our knowledge, which generated ~6-mJ, 13-ps pulses at 999 nm wavelength without a pulse compressor.
Keywords :
cryogenics; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; lutetium compounds; optical pulse compression; solid lasers; ytterbium; LuLiF4:Yb3+; cryogenically-cooled crystal; diode-pumped amplifier; multimillijoule amplifier; picosecond regenerative amplifier; pulse compressor; time 13 ps; wavelength 999 nm; Absorption; Diodes; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Solid lasers; Temperature; (140.3380) Laser Materials; (140.3580) Solid-State Lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
