• DocumentCode
    2656252
  • Title

    Relativistic kHz chirped-pulse amplified laser with >108 intensity contrast ratio and carrier-envelope phase stabilization

  • Author

    Hong, Kyung-Han ; Hou, Bixue ; Nees, John A. ; Power, Erik ; Mourou, Gerard A.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    2006
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a high-contrast relativistic kHz chirped-pulse amplified laser with carrier-envelope phase (CEP) stabilization. Contrast ratio of >108 and CEP stabilization with a jitter of ≤1 rad are achieved for laser pulses with relativistic intensity.
  • Keywords
    chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser stability; carrier-envelope phase stabilization; intensity contrast ratio; laser pulse; relativistic kHz chirped-pulse amplified laser; Chirp; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Solid lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549357
  • Filename
    1549357