Title :
Three-dimensional ray tracing model for the design of femtosecond chirped pulse amplification laser systems
Author :
Mason, M.B. ; Hutchinson, M.H.R.
Author_Institution :
Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have used the model to guide us while upgrading our chriped pulse amplification (CPA) laser system to reduce the compressed pulse duration to -40 fs. It has allowed us to choose an initial design for the stretcher and compressor pair and enabled us to optimize the final system configuration.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; optical design techniques; ray tracing; solid lasers; 3D ray tracing model; 40 fs; compressed pulse duration; femtosecond chirped pulse amplification laser system design; final system configuration optimisation; initial design; laser pulse stretcher/compressor pair; Chirp; Gratings; Laser modes; Optical design; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Ray tracing; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676167
