Title :
A table-top high contrast TW laser system
Author :
Osvay, K. ; Kovács, A.P. ; Heiner, Zs ; Csatari, M. ; Bor, Zs. ; Kurdi, G. ; Görbe, M. ; Klebniczki, J. ; Ferincz, I.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. & Quantum Electron., Univ. of Szeged, Hungary
Abstract :
The seed pulses of the laser system is generated in a Kerr-lens-mode-locked Ti:sapphire oscillator pumped with 3.2 W power of a frequency doubled cw Nd:YVO4 laser. The produced pulses exhibit 16 fs duration at 800 nm with a mean output power of 200 mW at a repetition rate of 72 MHz. The pulses are stretched in an all reflective stretcher consisted of a pair of 1200 mm-1 gratings and a spherical mirror, which allows the spectral transmission as broad as 200 nm.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; laser mode locking; lenses; mirrors; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; yttrium compounds; 12 fs; 200 mW; 3.2 W; 800 nm; Al2O3:Ti; Kerr-lens-mode-locked Ti:sapphire oscillator; YVO4:Nd; frequency doubled cw Nd:YVO4 laser; gratings; reflective stretcher; spectral transmission; spherical mirror; table-top high contrast TW laser system; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Physics; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568214
