Title :
Tabletop 200 TW 45 fs laser based on optical parametric chirped pulse amplification
Author :
Lozhkarev, V.V. ; Freidman, G.I. ; Ginzburg, V.N. ; Katin, E.V. ; Khazanov, E.A. ; Kirsanov, A.V. ; Luchinin, G.A. ; Shakov, A. N Mal ; Martyanov, M.A. ; Palashov, O.V. ; Poteomkin, A.K. ; Sergeev, A.M. ; Shaykin, A.A. ; Yakovlev, I.V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Russian Acad. of Sci., Nizhny Novgorod
Abstract :
200TW peak power at 45 fs pulse duration (910 nm central wavelength) has been achieved experimentally using three optical parametrical amplifiers based on KD*P crystals. Energy conversion efficiency of the final amplifier stage was 25%.
Keywords :
optical parametric amplifiers; optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; optical parametrical amplifiers; power 200 TW; tabletop laser; time 45 fs; wavelength 910 nm; Chirp; Crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Power amplifiers; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers; (320.5520) Pulse compression; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628410
