Title :
Yb:GdCOB regenerative amplifier
Author :
Bahk, S. ; Nees, J. ; Mourou, G. ; Druon, E. ; Balembois, F. ; Georges, P. ; Brun, A. ; Chriaux, G.C. ; Chamberet, J. ; Aka, G. ; Viven, D.
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In this summary, we present the first Yb:GdCOB regenerative chirped pulse amplification system to produce 12-mJ, and 350-fs pulses. We have extracted reasonable amount of energy from Yb:GdCOB. If we employ a diode-pumping scheme, we could obtain hundreds, of milli-joule pulses with high repetition rate.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; ytterbium; 12 mJ; 350 fs; Ca/sub 4/GdO(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/:Yb; Pockels cell; Yb:GdCOB regenerative amplifier; compact high-power amplifier systems; diode-pumping scheme; femtosecond pulses; high saturation fluence; regenerative chirped pulse amplification system; Bandwidth; Chirp; Conducting materials; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Glass; Laser beams; Laser tuning; Optical amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-662-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2001.947663
