• DocumentCode
    3061209
  • Title

    Development of high-energy, phase-controlled picosecond Yb:YLF CPA laser for adaptive pulse shaping on few-cycle OPCPA

  • Author

    Akahane, Y. ; Ogawa, Koichi ; Yamakawa, Kiyoshi

  • Author_Institution
    Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Japan
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    June 30 2013-July 4 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Cryogenically-cooled Yb:YLF chirped-pulse regenerative amplifier has been developed for pumping OPCPA. 107 mJ pulses were obtained and compressed down to 2.2 ps without pedestals. Adaptive phase control is newly implemented for precise idler phase compensation.
  • Keywords
    adaptive control; chirp modulation; optical control; optical pulse shaping; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; YLF:Yb; adaptive phase control; adaptive pulse shaping; chirped pulse amplification; cryogenic cooling; few-cycle OPCPA; high-energy phase-controlled picosecond CPA laser; optical pumping; Chirp; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pumping; Optical variables control; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600308
  • Filename
    6600308