DocumentCode :
2874562
Title :
Enhancement of the temporal contrast of the 50 TW- laser up to 1011
Author :
Yanovsky, V. ; Chvykov, V. ; Rousseau, P. ; Kalinchenko, G. ; Reed, S.
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci. & Focus Center, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
fYear :
2006
fDate :
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
We demonstrate the highest contrast -1011 multi-terawatt CPA Ti:sapphire laser by applying a modified XPW method. This method produces a contrast improvement by direct amplification of the oscillator pulse without double CPA system.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; laser beams; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; contrast improvement; modified XPW method; multiterawatt CPA Ti:sapphire laser; oscillator pulse amplification; power 50 TW; temporal contrast; Crystals; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Polarization; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
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
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628448
Filename :
4628448
Link To Document :
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