• DocumentCode
    2656356
  • Title

    ASE-temporal contrast of 1010 with a double CPA laser

  • Author

    Kalashnikov, M. ; Risse, E. ; Schönnagel, H. ; Sandner, W.

  • Author_Institution
    Max-Born-Inst. fur Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, Berlin, Germany
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    2018
  • Abstract
    A double CPA Ti:sapphire laser system that includes two CPA stages with intermediate is non-linear temporal short pulse filtering is demonstrated. ASE temporal contrast of 1010 achieved. The scheme is applicable to Petawatt power-level lasers.
  • Keywords
    chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; sapphire; solid lasers; superradiance; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire laser system; amplified spontaneous emission-temporal contrast; double chirped pulse amplification laser; nonlinear temporal short pulse filtering; petawatt power-level laser; Energy states; Filtering; Laser modes; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers;
  • 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.2005.1549361
  • Filename
    1549361