Title :
Development of high-intensity few-cycle optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifiers pumped by an Yb:YLF chirped-pulse amplification laser
Author :
Aoyama, M. ; Akahane, Y. ; Tsuji, K. ; Ogawa, K. ; Harimoto, T. ; Kawanaka, J. ; Nishioka, H. ; Fujita, M. ; Yamakawa, K.
Author_Institution :
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kyoto
Abstract :
We present a few-cycle terawatt OPCPA system with a ultra-broad bandwidth of over 400 nm pumped by double broadband pulses delivered from a Yb:YLF CPA laser cooled to liquid nitrogen temperatures
Keywords :
optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; LiYF4:Yb; OPCPA system; YLF:Yb; Yb:YLF chirped-pulse amplification laser; double broadband pulse; laser cooling; liquid nitrogen temperature; optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier; optical pumping; Broadband amplifiers; Chirp; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278758
