Title :
A compact kHz-repetition-rate 2-mJ sub-200-fs cw-pumped Yb,Na:CaF2 amplifier
Author :
A. Pugzlys;G. Andriukaitis;A. Baltuska;L. Su;J. Xu;R. Li;W. J. Lai;P. B. Phua;A. Marcinkevicius;M.E. Fermann;L. Giniunas;R. Danielius
Author_Institution :
Photonics Institute, Vienna University of Technology, Gusshausstrasse 27-387, A-1040, Austria
fDate :
5/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Using a novel broadband Yb-doped crystal close-loop cooled at -130degC we demonstrate a 2-6-W multi-kilohertz amplifier delivering sub-200-fs pulses with energies up to 2 mJ. This technology is straightforwardly scalable toward a kHz-repetition-rate multi-mJ output.
Keywords :
"Pulse amplifiers","Pump lasers","Optical amplifiers","Ultrafast optics","Laser excitation","Stimulated emission","Laser modes","Cryogenics","Temperature","Semiconductor optical amplifiers"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Electronic_ISBN :
2160-9004
