Title :
High-energy, diode-pumped, cryogenically-cooled Yb:LiYF4 chirped-pulse amplification system
Author :
Aoyama, M. ; Ogawa, K. ; Akahane, Y. ; Tsuji, K. ; Sugiyama, A. ; Kawanaka, J. ; Nishioka, H. ; Fujita, M. ; Yamakawa, K.
Author_Institution :
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kyoto
Abstract :
We present a cryogenically-cooled Yb:LiYF4 chirped-pulse amplification system with an energy of Gt100-mJ boosted by regenerative and multi-pass amplifiers for pumping multi-terawatt, few-cycle optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification.
Keywords :
amplification; chirp modulation; lithium compounds; optical parametric amplifiers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; LiYF4:Yb; chirped-pulse amplification system; multipass amplifiers; optical parametric amplification; pumping; regenerative amplifiers; Atom lasers; Chirp; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; (140.3280) Laser amplifier; (140.3615) Lasers, ytterbium; (140.7090) Ultrafast 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