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
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600308
