Title :
High-energy, diode-pumped, picosecond Yb:YAG chirped-pulse regenerative amplifier as a pump source for optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification
Author :
Akahane, Y. ; Aoyama, M. ; Ogawa, K. ; Tsuji, K. ; Yamakawa, K. ; Tokita, S. ; Kawanaka, J. ; Nishioka, H.
Author_Institution :
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kyoto
Abstract :
A diode-pumped Yb:YAG regenerative amplifier utilizing gain-narrowing has been developed. A chirped-seed pulse was amplified and compressed in the regenerative amplifier, simultaneously, which generated the picosecond pulses with ~8-mJ of energy without a pulse compressor.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse compression; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; chirped-seed pulse amplification; diode-pumped amplifier; optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification; picosecond Yb:YAG chirped- pulse regenerative amplifier; Chirp; Diodes; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical 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.2007.4453148
