Title :
Broadband regenerative amplification in the millijoule regime for sub-100fs based on Yb∶CaF2
Author :
Sandrine Ricaud;Martin Delaigue;Antoine Courjaud;Frederic Druon;Abdelmjid Benayad;Jean-Louis Doualan;Patrice Camy;Richard Moncorge;Eric Mottay
Author_Institution :
Amplitude Systè
Abstract :
We report a diode-pumped regenerative amplifier based on Yb∶CaF2, delivering 1.8mJ pulses at 100 Hz with a spectral bandwidth of 16 nm, able to produce sub-100 fs pulse duration.
Keywords :
"Pulse amplifiers","Optical pulses","Diodes","Optical pulse generation","Conducting materials","Optical materials","Mirrors","Polarization","Bandwidth","Fiber lasers"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on