Title :
Pointing stabilization of high-power femtosecond laser for few-cycle pulse generation
Author :
Kanai, Takuya ; Suda, Akira ; Bohman, Samuel ; Kaku, Masanori ; Yamaguchi, Shigeru ; Midorikawa, Katsumi
Author_Institution :
RIKEN, Saitama
Abstract :
We have developed a beam stabilization system for a high-power femtosecond laser operating at a repetition rate of 1 kHz. The beam position at a hollow fiber input was stabilized to within plusmn 1 mum rms and the output fluctuation was significantly improved.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser stability; optical pulse generation; beam stabilization system; few-cycle pulse generation; high-power femtosecond laser; Feedback control; Fiber lasers; Fluctuations; Laser beams; Laser feedback; Laser stability; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Power generation; Pulse generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391596
