Title :
Compact 120 TW Ti:sapphire laser with a high gain final amplifier
Author :
Leng, Y. ; Liang, X. ; Lin, L. ; Lu, H. ; Wang, W. ; Jiang, Y. ; Shuai, B. ; Peng, H. ; Zhao, B. ; Wang, C. ; Zhang, W. ; Zhang, Z. ; Li, R. ; Xu, Z.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for High Intensity Opt., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
A compact 120 TW/36 fs Ti:sapphire chirped pulse amplification laser was established. Using the pumping pulse with accurate synchronization in final amplifier, 5.98 J/220 ps output was achieved for ∼300 mJ incident pulse, the single amplifier gain reaches ∼20.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; laser beams; optical pumping; solid lasers; 120 TW; 220 ps; 36 fs; 5.98 J; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire laser; chirped pulse amplification laser; optical pumping; synchronization; Chirp; Laser excitation; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201659
