Title :
A compact 100 J/100 GW pump laser for broadband chirped pulse optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Poteomkin, A.K. ; Katin, E.V. ; Khazanov, E.A. ; Kirsanov, A.V. ; Luchinin, G.A. ; Mal´shakov, A.N. ; Martyanov, M.A. ; Matveev, A.Z. ; Palashov, O.V. ; Shaykin, A.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Abstract :
The described laser system comprises a Nd:YLF pulse-repetitive laser, a tabletop 100 J pulsed Nd:glass laser and a beam shaper. The system is synchronized with a femtosecond laser and used as pump of optical parametric amplifier.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; neodymium; optical glass; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; solid lasers; 100 GW; 100 J; LiYF4:Nd; Nd:YLF pulse-repetitive laser; Nd:glass laser; YLF:Nd; beam shaper; broadband chirped pulse optical parametric amplifier; femtosecond laser; Broadband amplifiers; Chirp; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201658
