Title :
10 kHz 40W Ti:Sapphire regenerative ring amplifier
Author :
Matsushima, Isao ; Yashiro, Hidehiko ; Tomie, Toshihisa
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Inst., Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tsukuba
Abstract :
A Ti:sapphire regenerative ring amplifier is developed. The power of 40 W before compression and 26 W after compression are achieved at 10 kHz repetition rate. Thermal distortion of a compressor grating is reduced by air flow cooling.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical fibre amplifiers; air flow cooling; compressor grating; frequency 10 kHz; power 26 W; power 40 W; regenerative ring amplifier; thermal distortion; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical ring resonators; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; (140.3280) Laser amplifiers; (140.3560) Lasers, ring; (140.3590) Lasers, titanium; (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.2006.4628411
