Title :
Generation of Terawatt Sub-8 fs Laser Pulses Using Optical Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplification
Author :
Witte, S. ; Zinkstok, R. Th ; Wolf, A.L. ; Kandula, D. ; Renault, A. ; Hogervorst, W. ; Ubachs, W. ; Eikema, K.S.E.
Author_Institution :
Laser Centre Vrije Univ., Amsterdam
Abstract :
Generation of 2 TW few-cycle laser pulses (7.6 fs) is demonstrated using optical chirped pulse amplification at a 30 Hz repetition rate. Aspects such as fluorescence, pulse contrast, phase stability, and applications are discussed.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; fluorescence; laser beams; laser stability; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; fluorescence; optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; phase stability; power 2 TW; pulse contrast; solid laser; terawatt laser pulse generation; time 8 fs; Chirp; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452635
